@article{fdi:010064743,
  title = {{I}ncrease in pelagic larval duration and geographical range for reef fish along an oceanic gradient},
  author = {{K}ulbicki, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he structure of reef fish assemblages is known to vary according to numerous environmental factors, in particular reef type and coral cover. {H}owever little is known on the potential causes at the origin of species distribution along gradients in reef type and coral cover. {T}he present article analyzed how pelagic larval duration ({PLD}), geographical range ({GRI}), habitat and diet specialization may explain the distribution of species and their relative abundance as oceanic influence increases from the coast to outer barrier reefs. {T}his work is based upon 1714 transects representing 837 fish taxa and 1,140,000 individuals. {B}oth mean pelagic larval duration and mean geographical range increased as oceanic influence increased. {T}hese two parameters were size dependent, but within a size class these two variables also increased as oceanic influence increased. {T}he probability of occurrence and relative abundance of diet specialists did not vary along this oceanic gradient. {O}n the opposite the relative abundance of coral dwelling species, small species and species with short {PLD}s or narrow geographical ranges decreased from the coast to the outer barrier reef. {R}eef fish assemblages would follow a continuum of life history strategies with at one end large, unspecialized species with long {PLD}, wide {GRI} and characterized by strong dispersal and colonizing capacities, and at the other end small, sedentary, specialized species with short {PLD}, narrow {GRI} and high abundances.},
  keywords = {{PELAGIC} {LARVAL} {DURATION} ; {GEOGRAPHICAL} {RANGE} ; {OCEANIC} {GRADIENT} ; {REEF} ; {FISH} ; {NEW} {CALEDONIA} ; {SIZE} {STRUCTURE} ; {HABITAT} {SPECIALIST} ; {DIET} {SPECIALIST} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{V}ie et {M}ilieu = {L}ife and {E}nvironment},
  volume = {65},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {1--9},
  ISSN = {0240-8759},
  year = {2015},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064743},
}