@article{fdi:010085202,
  title = {{F}unctional and taxonomic overlap in shore fish assemblages in a tropical seascape},
  author = {{K}ulbicki, {M}ichel and {W}antiez, {L}. and {T}hollot, {P}. and {M}ou-{T}ham, {G}{\'e}rard},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he relationships between shore fish assemblages from habitats neighboring coral reefs have received little attention in the {I}ndo-{P}acific. {T}he present study is based on the extensive sampling (539,000 fish; 898 taxa) of three fish assemblages: reefs, mangroves, and soft-bottoms in a large bay of {N}ew {C}aledonia. {S}pecies area curves indicate that sampling was nearly exhaustive in all three habitats (262 species in mangroves, 342 on soft-bottoms, 594 on reefs). {C}ombinations of life-history traits were used as proxies of ecological functions. {T}he species and functional overlaps were highest between soft-bottoms and mangroves and lowest between mangroves and reefs. {T}hese overlaps were lower than most recent studies in the {I}ndo-{P}acific, a result probably linked to the extent of the sampling in the present study. {T}he life-history traits of species found exclusively in one habitat as opposed to several habitats were not a random selection within the species pool. {O}verlapping species were mostly large species that fed on nekton, large invertebrates, or plankton; exclusive species were mostly sedentary, solitary, and of small size, except for plankton-feeding species, which mostly had large home ranges and formed large schools. {H}erbivores were seldom found in several habitats. {F}unctional redundancy was correlated to species richness, and was highest in reef fish assemblages. {F}unctions common to several habitats had very seldom the same relative redundancy, implying that these functions had not the same importance for each assemblage. {F}unctions exclusive to one habitat generally had low redundancy. {T}hese functional attributes and species overlap suggest that these three assemblages have a low level of interaction, despite the fact that they share extensive boundaries. {T}hese findings may have important applications in the management of shore fish assemblages.},
  keywords = {connectivity ; adjacent habitats ; species overlap ; functional overlap ; fish assemblages ; reefs ; mangroves ; soft-bottoms ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {SAINT} {VINCENT} {BAIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}iversity},
  volume = {14},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {310 [18 ]},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.3390/d14050310},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085202},
}