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 …

Background Shallow nearshore marine ecosystems are changing at an increasing rate due
to a range of human activities such as urbanisation and commercial development. As a …

The long‐standing interest in density dependence in demographic rates of organisms stems
from its influence in bounding population fluctuations and in shaping spatial patterns of …

Detection of density dependence in animal populations is a primary goal of population
ecology, and the processes causing density dependence play a major role in population …

An improved understanding of the dispersal patterns of marine organisms is a prerequisite
for successful marine resource management. For species with dispersing larvae, regional …

For species with metapopulation structures, variation in abundance among patches can
arise from variation in the input rate of colonists. For reef fishes, variability in larval supply …

Two central debates in marine ecology concern the role of connectivity patterns via larval
dispersal in structuring marine metapopulations and the relative importance of larval supply …

Sensory abilities and preferences exhibited by mobile larvae during their transition to
juvenile habitats can establish spatial heterogeneity that drives subsequent species …

O'of the greatest mysteries of the sea is the question of what processes drive and regulate
the dynamics of marine fish populations. This issue has troubled researchers in the fields of …

Processes that occur around the transition between larval and juvenile life‐stages can have
a major effect on the population dynamics of organisms with complex life cycles. We explore …