@article{fdi:010057012,
  title = {{E}nvironmental determinants of coral reef fish diversity across several {F}rench {P}olynesian atolls},
  author = {{P}lanes, {S}. and {L}ecchini, {D}avid and {M}ellin, {C}. and {C}harton, {J}. {G}. and {H}armelin-{V}ivien, {M}. and {K}ulbicki, {M}ichel and {M}ou-{T}ham, {G}{\'e}rard and {G}alzin, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he present study aimed at exploring the diversity of coral reef fishes in 10 {F}rench {P}olynesian atolls and sought to determine which environmental variables best explain diversity. {A} total of 136,614 fish belonging to 302 species were recorded in 1995 and 1996. {T}he stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that the best model of variation in species richness (55% of total variation) incorporated three geomorphologic descriptors (atoll perimeter, submerged rim and abundance of pinnacles) and two habitat descriptors (percentage cover of dead coral and sand). {T}he best model of variation in {S}hannon-{W}iener's species diversity index (43% of total variation) included two geomorphologic descriptors (mean depth and level of water exchange) and three habitat descriptors (percentage cover of mud, dead coral and gravel). {O}verall, our survey recognises the importance of both geomorphologic and habitat descriptors as leading contenders in explaining biodiversity in relation to energy input and habitat area hypothesis.},
  keywords = {{B}iodiversity ; {C}oral reef fish ; {E}nvironmental factors ; {S}patial distribution ; {S}pecies richness},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {B}iologies},
  volume = {335},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {417--423},
  ISSN = {1631-0691},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.crvi.2012.04.002},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057012},
}