@article{fdi:010048182,
  title = {{H}abitat selection by emperor fish larvae},
  author = {{N}akamura, {Y}. and {S}hibuno, {T}. and {L}ecchini, {D}avid and {W}atanabe, {Y}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}ne of the great puzzles of coral reef fish ecology is how pelagic larvae locate the habitat in which they settle. {T}he present study explored whether offshore emperor fish ({L}ethrinidae) larvae selected a specific reef and/or habitat at settlement. {A}lthough older juveniles are known to use back-reef seagrass beds as a potential nursery habitat, information is scarce regarding pre-settlement larvae. {U}sing light traps anchored on the reef slopes at seagrass-replete and seagrass-free reefs (lshigaki {I}sland, {J}apan), lethrinid larvae were sampled weekly from {A}pril to {J}une 2008. {L}arval abundance in light traps was similar on the 2 reef types. {T}his result implies that lethrinid larvae did not or could not differentiate between the presence or absence of seagrass before settlement. {H}owever, in the laboratory, larvae collected from both reef types selected seagrass substrate rather than bare substrate or coral. {I}n underwater visual censuses, newly settled juveniles were not observed on the seagrass-free reef, whereas they were abundant on the seagrass-replete reef. {T}ogether, these findings suggest that lethrinid larvae did not settle near the seagrass-free reef but rather preferentially settled near the seagrass-replete reef.},
  keywords = {{S}ettlement ; {C}oral reef fish ; {L}ethrinidae ; {S}eagrass bed ; {H}abitat selection},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}quatic {B}iology},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {1-3},
  pages = {61--65},
  ISSN = {1864-7790},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.3354/ab00169},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010048182},
}