@article{fdi:010062595,
  title = {{E}xtent of mangrove nursery habitats determines the geographic distribution of a coral reef fish in a {S}outh-{P}acific archipelago},
  author = {{P}aillon, {C}hristelle and {W}antiez, {L}. and {K}ulbicki, {M}ichel and {L}abonne, {M}aylis and {V}igliola, {L}aurent},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{U}nderstanding the drivers of species' geographic distribution has fundamental implications for the management of biodiversity. {F}or coral reef fishes, mangroves have long been recognized as important nursery habitats sustaining biodiversity in the {W}estern {A}tlantic but there is still debate about their role in the {I}ndo-{P}acific. {H}ere, we combined {LA}-{ICP}-{MS} otolith microchemistry, underwater visual censuses ({UVC}) and mangrove cartography to estimate the importance of mangroves for the {I}ndo-{P}acific coral reef fish {L}utjanus fulviflamma in the archipelago of {N}ew {C}aledonia. {O}tolith elemental compositions allowed high discrimination of mangroves and reefs with 83.8% and 98.7% correct classification, respectively. {R}eefs were characterized by higher concentrations of {R}b and {S}r and mangroves by higher concentrations of {B}a, {C}r, {M}n and {S}n. {A}ll adult {L}. fulviflamma collected on reefs presented a mangrove signature during their juvenile stage with 85% inhabiting mangrove for their entire juvenile life (about 1 year). {T}he analysis of 2942 {UVC} revealed that the species was absent from isolated islands of the {N}ew {C}aledonian archipelago where mangroves were absent. {F}urthermore, strong positive correlations existed between the abundance of {L}. fulviflamma and the area of mangrove (r = 0.84 for occurrence, 0.93 for density and 0.89 for biomass). {T}hese results indicate that mangrove forest is an obligatory juvenile habitat for {L}. fulviflamma in {N}ew {C}aledonia and emphasize the potential importance of mangroves for {I}ndo-{P}acific coral reef fishes.},
  keywords = {{NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {art. e105158 [10 ]},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0105158},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062595},
}