Live corals are the key habitat forming organisms on coral reefs, contributing to both
biological and physical structure. Understanding the importance of corals for reef fishes is …

A pelagic larval stage is found in nearly all demersal marine teleost fishes, and it is during
this pelagic stage that the geographic scale of dispersal is determined. Marine biologists …

Coral reefs are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems on our planet.
Scleractinian corals function as the primary reef ecosystem engineers, constructing the …

In contrast to the abundance of literature on the relationship between fish assemblages and
habitat structure in the upper 30 m of coral reefs, the deeper (> 40 m) parts of coral reefs are …

The global degradation of coral reefs is having profound effects on the structure and species
richness of associated reef fish assemblages. Historically, variation in the composition of fish …

In order to analyse the structure of the fish community in Cabo Pulmo Reef., 36 cylindrical
stationary censuses (5 m radius, 15 min of observation time) were conducted in October …

Coral reef fishes often exhibit specific or restricted depth distributions, but the factors (biotic
or abiotic) that influence patterns of depth use are largely unknown. Given inherent …

Increasing disturbance frequency and severity on coral reefs has caused declines in the
abundance of structurally complex corals and many fish species that depend on them …

Ecological communities that occupy similar habitats may exhibit functional convergence
despite significant geographical distances and taxonomic dissimilarity. On coral reefs, steep …

There has been substantial research on the factors that structure reef fish assemblages, but
this has mostly focused on nearshore or continental reefs. This study examines patterns of …