@article{fdi:010068725,
  title = {{C}oral reef fish assemblages at {C}lipperton {A}toll ({E}astern {T}ropical {P}acific) and their relationship with coral cover},
  author = {{R}icart, {A}. {M}. and {R}odriguez-{Z}aragoza, {F}. {A}. and {G}onzalez-{S}alas, {C}. and {O}rtiz, {M}. and {C}upul-{M}agana, {A}. {L}. and {A}djeroud, {M}ehdi},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}lipperton {A}toll, one of the most isolated coral reefs worldwide, is of great scientific interest due to its geomorphology and high levels of endemism. {T}his study explored the reef fish assemblage structure of {C}lipperton {A}toll and its relationship with live coral cover. {N}ine stations were sampled at three sites and three depths (6, 12 and 20 m) around the reef, measuring fish species richness and biomass and hermatypic coral cover (at genus level). {W}e evaluated variation in species richness, biomass and diversity of fish assemblages among sites and depths, as well as the relationship between the entire fish assemblage composition and live coral cover. {T}he results showed that species richness and biomass were similar among sites, but differed across depths, increasing with depth. {I}n contrast, diversity differed among sites but not among depths. {M}ultivariate analyses indicated that fish assemblage composition differed among sites and depths in relation to changes in cover of coral of the genera {P}ocillopora, {P}orites, {P}avona and {L}eptoseris, which dominate at different depths. {T}he results showed that fish species richness and diversity were low at {C}lipperton {A}toll and that, in isolated coral reefs with a low habitat heterogeneity and low human disturbance, live coral cover has a significant influence on the spatial variation of the reef fish assemblages. {T}his study highlights the importance of coral habitat structure in shaping coral reef fish assemblages.},
  keywords = {species-habitat interaction ; reef fish diversity ; spatial variation ; habitat structure ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {CLIPPERTON}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientia {M}arina},
  volume = {80},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {479--486},
  ISSN = {0214-8358},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.3989/scimar.04301.12{B}},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068725},
}