@article{fdi:010063128,
  title = {{L}arval dispersal drives trophic structure across {P}acific coral reefs},
  author = {{S}tier, {A}. {C}. and {H}ein, {A}. {M}. and {P}arravicini, {V}aleriano and {K}ulbicki, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}op predators are a critical part of healthy ecosystems. {Y}et, these species are often absent from spatially isolated habitats leading to the pervasive view that fragmented ecological communities collapse from the top down. {H}ere we study reef fish from coral reef communities across the {P}acific {O}cean. {O}ur analysis shows that species richness of reef fish top predators is relatively stable across habitats that vary widely in spatial isolation and total species richness. {I}n contrast, species richness of prey reef fish declines rapidly with increasing isolation. {B}y consequence, species-poor communities from isolated islands have three times as many predator species per prey species as near-shore communities. {W}e develop and test a colonization-extinction model to reveal how larval dispersal patterns shape this ocean-scale gradient in trophic structure.},
  keywords = {{PACIFIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature {C}ommunications},
  volume = {5},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 5575 [23 p.]},
  ISSN = {2041-1723},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1038/ncomms6575},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063128},
}