Vigliola Laurent. (2014). Coral fish biodiversity loss : humankind could be responsible. SPC Fisheries Newsletter, (143), p. 14-15. ISSN 0248-076X.
Titre du document
Coral fish biodiversity loss : humankind could be responsible
Année de publication
2014
Type de document
Article
Auteurs
Vigliola Laurent
Source
SPC Fisheries Newsletter, 2014,
(143), p. 14-15 ISSN 0248-076X
An international study, conducted by researchers from IRD's Indo-Pacific Coral Ecosystem Biocomplexity Laboratory and the CNRS/Ifremer/IRD/Montpellier Universities 1 and 2 Coastal Marine System Ecology Laboratory in partnership with the Australian Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community in Noumea, New Caledonia has for the first time revealed the effects of human activity on all facets of South Pacific coral reef fish community diversity. Scientists have shown that human population density has a more marked impact on the phylogenetic and functional diversity of species than it does on species richness. As well as causing species loss, man has thus considerably reduced the diversity of functions performed by fish communities and diminished the wealth of their evolutionary history. The results emphasise man's impact on the tree of life.
