@article{fdi:010042128,
  title = {{A}ssessing the impact of removing reserve status on the {A}bore {R}eef fish assemblage in {N}ew {C}aledonia},
  author = {{F}erraris, {J}ocelyne and {P}elletier, {D}ominique and {K}ulbicki, {M}ichel and {C}hauvet, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}e propose a statistical approach based on multivariate analysis and general linear models to test the consequences of removal of reserve status from the {A}bore {R}eef fish assemblage of the {A}bore {R}eef reserve, {N}ew {C}aledonia. {C}onsequences on fish density were examined at the level of fish assemblage, accounting for habitat. {F}ish counts and habitat-related information were collected before and after the removal of reserve status, both inside and outside the reserve. {S}pecies groups were constructed on the basis of additional information on behavioural characteristics and taxonomy. {T}he impact of the removal of reserve status was assessed by using 2 habitat proxies corresponding to 2 spatial scales and by considering several criteria for grouping species. {H}abitat appeared to be a determining factor in explaining density variations. {S}ignificant positive effects were found for several species groups such as macrocarnivores, piscivores, herbivores, {L}ethrinidae and {S}iganidae. {A} counterintuitive negative effect was observed for {A}canthuridae. {N}o significant differences between the area which remained closed to fishing and the area open to fishing were found for the other species groups. {T}he approach allows for a synoptic diagnosis of the impact of changes in reserve status at the fish assemblage level. {I}t could be used to develop and select potential indicators for monitoring such impacts on fish assemblages in coral reef ecosystems and in other contexts.},
  keywords = {marine reserve ; reef fish assemblage ; habitat ; coral reefs ; fishing impact ; ecological indicator ; {S}outh {P}acific},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {E}cology {P}rogress {S}eries},
  volume = {292},
  numero = {},
  pages = {271--286},
  ISSN = {0171-8630},
  year = {2005},
  DOI = {10.3354/meps292271},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042128},
}