Changes in biodiversity and functioning of reef fish assemblages following coral bleaching and coral loss

Diversity

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 424-452

  Pratchett, Morgan S ^a   Hoey, Andrew S ^a,b   Wilson, Shaun K ^c,d   Messmer, Vanessa ^a   Graham, Nicholas A J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Disturbance; Ecosystem function; Habitat loss

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ASSEMBLY RULE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FISH; HABITAT LOSS;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 84858007492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14242818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/d3030424     Document Type: Review

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