@article{fdi:010040886,
  title = {{S}easonal and ontogenetic patterns of habitat use in coral reef fish juveniles},
  author = {{M}ellin, {C}amille and {K}ulbicki, {M}ichel and {P}onton, {D}ominique},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e investigated the diversity of patterns of habitat use by juveniles of coral reef fishes according to seasons and at two spatial scales (10-100 m and 1-10 km). {W}e conducted underwater visual censuses in {N}ew {C}aledonia's {L}agoon between 1986 and 2001. {C}o-inertia analyses highlighted the importance of mid-shelf habitats at large spatial scale (1-10 km) and of sandy and vegetated habitats at small spatial scale (10-100 m) for most juveniles. {A}mong all juvenile species, 53% used different habitats across seasons (e.g. {L}utjanus fulviflamma and {S}iganus argenteus) and 39% used different habitats as they grow (e.g. {L}ethrinus atkinsoni and {S}carus ghobban). {D}uring their ontogeny, at large and small scales, respectively, 21% and 33% of the species studied showed an increase in the number of habitats used (e.g. {L}. fulviflamma, {L}. atkinsoni), 10% and 3% showed a decrease in. the number of habitats used (e.g. {A}mphiprion melanopus, {S}iganus fuscescens), 23% and 3% showed a drastic change of habitat used (e.g. {S}. ghobban, {S}carus sp.) whereas 46% and 61% showed no change of habitat used (e.g. {L}ethrinus genivittatus, {C}tenochaetus striatus). {C}hanges in habitat use at both small and large spatial scales occurred during the ontogeny of several species (e.g. {S}. ghobban, {S}carus sp.). {R}esults pointed out the different spatial and temporal scales of juvenile habitat use to account for in conservation decisions regarding both assemblage and species-specific levels.},
  keywords = {coral reef fish ; habitat ; assemblage ; season ; ontogeny ; spatial scale},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}stuarine {C}oastal and {S}helf {S}cience},
  volume = {75},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {481--491},
  ISSN = {0272-7714},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ecss.2007.05.026},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040886},
}