@article{PAR00000373,
  title = {{I}mplications of biogeography in the use of butterflyfishes ({C}haetodontidae) as indicators for {W}estern and {C}entral {P}acific areas},
  author = {{K}ulbicki, {M}. and {B}ozec, {Y}. {M}. and {G}reen, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he biogeography in the {W}estern and {C}entral {P}acific of butterflyfishes ({C}haetodontidae) is analysed with respect to their diversity, diet, size and behaviour. {T}his analysis, based on data from 48 islands, is used to discuss some of the assumptions underlying the use of these fishes as indicators of reef ecological condition and in reef fish monitoring programmes. 2. {T}he diversity of butterflyfishes is highly correlated to total diversity, and the relative importance of butterflyfishes for total diversity decreases as total diversity increases. 3. {F}actors found significant in explaining butterflyfish diversity were distance to the biodiversity centre, island size and connectivity, the variance explained by these factors being at least 81%. {L}atitude, terrestrial influence and reef development were not significant. 4. {F}eeding categories of butterflyfishes are not randomly distributed over their range: coral feeders and other sessile invertebrate feeders are more diverse than expected. {T}he relative diversity of algae-feeding species and generalist feeders decreases with butterflyfish diversity. {S}mall and medium size fishes are less diverse than expected, large fishes are more diverse than expected. 5. {L}ocal species composition of butterflyfish may not reflect species composition at a larger scale, in particular biological and ecological traits are not necessarily distributed similarly at different spatial scales. 6. {T}he geographical distribution of butterflyfishes in the {W}estern and {C}entral {P}acific suggests that the best conditions for using these fish as indicators of reef ecological condition should be found in islands with average diversity, i.e. not too close to the biodiversity centre, nor too large. {T}he distribution of butterflyfish suggests that their use in monitoring programmes should take into account the geographical variations of their biological and ecological traits. {C}opyright (c) 2005 {J}ohn {W}iley and {S}ons, {L}td.},
  keywords = {{C}haetodontidae ; monitoring ; indicator ; biogeography},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}quatic {C}onservation {M}arine and {F}reshwater {E}cosystems},
  volume = {15},
  numero = {{S}uppl. 1},
  pages = {{S}109--{S}126},
  ISSN = {1052-7613},
  year = {2005},
  DOI = {10.1002/aqc.693},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00000373},
}