@article{fdi:010055853,
  title = {{C}an differences in the structure of larval, juvenile and adult coral-reef fish assemblages be detected at the family level ?},
  author = {{C}arassou, {L}aure and {W}antiez, {L}. and {P}onton, {D}ominique and {K}ulbicki, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}rocesses occurring at the end of the larval stage are of major importance in shaping spatial structure of fish assemblages in coral reefs. {H}owever, because of the difficulty in identifying larvae to species, many studies dealing with these stages are limited to the family level. {I}t remains unknown if variation in the spatial structure of coral-reef fish assemblages across life stages can be detected at such a coarse taxonomic level. {T}wo different surveys conducted in a similar area of {N}ew {C}aledonia, {S}outhwest {P}acific, provided the opportunity to compare the structure of coral-reef fish assemblages collected as pre-settlement larvae, juveniles and adults along a coast to barrier reef gradient. {A}dult and juvenile fish were sampled using underwater visual counts ({UVC}) during the warm seasons of 2004 and 2005. {P}re-settlement larvae were sampled with light-traps during the same seasons. {I}n order to standardize data between sampling methods, analyses were conducted on the relative abundance (for larvae) and density (for juveniles and adults) of 21 families commonly collected with both methods. {R}elative abundances/densities of families were analysed as a function of life stage (larvae, juveniles or adults), large-scale spatial location (coast, lagoon or barrier) and years (2004, 2005) using non-parametric multidimensional scaling (n{MDS}) and permutational multivariate analysis of variance (permanova). {K}ruskal{W}allis tests were then used to examine differences among life stages and locations for individual families. {D}ifferent levels of spatial and temporal variability characterized fish assemblages from different life stages, and differences among life stages were detected at all locations and years. {D}ifferences among life stages were also significant at the level of individual families. {O}verall results indicate that studies conducted at the family level may efficiently reveal changes in coral-reef fish spatial structure among successive life stages when large spatial scales are considered.},
  keywords = {life stage ; {N}ew {C}aledonia ; spatial scale ; spatial variability ; taxonomic resolution},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}ustral {E}cology},
  volume = {37},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {374--382},
  ISSN = {1442-9985},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02291.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010055853},
}