@article{PAR00004442,
  title = {{A}ssemblages of reef fish settling on artificial substrates : effect of ambient habitat over two temporal scales},
  author = {{M}ellin, {C}. and {P}onton, {D}ominique},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}rtificial habitats provide a unique opportunity to investigate how habitat characteristics structure juvenile fish assemblages after settlement. {W}e quantified the differences between assemblages of juvenile fish on artificial substrates moored in macroalgal beds, seagrass beds or coral patches over two temporal scales that corresponded to a short (48 h) and a longer (>2 weeks) immersion time, respectively. {T}he highest abundances were obtained from artificial habitats moored in seagrass beds, whatever the immersion time was. {T}otal abundances of juveniles increased 3-fold between a short and a long immersion, suggesting a net accumulation of individuals with time. {M}oreover, significant differences in juvenile fish assemblage structure were observed between habitats and between immersion times. {A}rtificial habitats may reflect species-specific habitat preferences at settlement at a meso-scale; however, caution must be paid to the effects of ambient habitat and post-settlement processes on juvenile fish assemblages observed on artificial habitats.},
  keywords = {artificial habitat ; juvenile ; post-settlement ; settlement},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine and {F}reshwater {R}esearch},
  volume = {60},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {1285--1297},
  ISSN = {1323-1650},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1071/mf08319},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00004442},
}