Humans and seasonal climate variability threaten large-bodied coral reef fish with small ranges

C. Mellin; D. Mouillot; M. Kulbicki; T. R. McClanahan; L. Vigliola; C. J. A. Bradshaw; R. E. Brainard; P. Chabanet; G. J. Edgar; D. A. Fordham; A. M. Friedlander; V. Parravicini; A. M. M. Sequeira; R. D. Stuart-Smith; L. Wantiez; M. J. Caley

doi:10.1038/ncomms10491

Nature Communications (Feb 2016)

Humans and seasonal climate variability threaten large-bodied coral reef fish with small ranges

C. Mellin,
D. Mouillot,
M. Kulbicki,
T. R. McClanahan,
L. Vigliola,
C. J. A. Bradshaw,
R. E. Brainard,
P. Chabanet,
G. J. Edgar,
D. A. Fordham,
A. M. Friedlander,
V. Parravicini,
A. M. M. Sequeira,
R. D. Stuart-Smith,
L. Wantiez,
M. J. Caley

Affiliations

C. Mellin: Australian Institute of Marine Science
D. Mouillot: UMR 9190 MARBEC, IRD-CNRS-IFREMER-UM, Université de Montpellier
M. Kulbicki: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR ‘Entropie’, LABEX Corail, Université de Perpignan
T. R. McClanahan: Marine Programs, Wildlife Conservation Society
L. Vigliola: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR ‘Entropie’, LABEX Corail
C. J. A. Bradshaw: The Environment Institute and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide
R. E. Brainard: NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
P. Chabanet: Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR ‘Entropie’, LABEX Corail
G. J. Edgar: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
D. A. Fordham: The Environment Institute and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide
A. M. Friedlander: Pristine Seas, National Geographic Society
V. Parravicini: Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
A. M. M. Sequeira: IOMRC and The UWA Oceans Institute, School of Animal Biology and Centre for Marine Futures, The University of Western Australia M470
R. D. Stuart-Smith: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
L. Wantiez: Research Unit LIVE (EA4243), University of New Caledonia
M. J. Caley: Australian Institute of Marine Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10491
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Knowing which species traits may confer resilience to human-mediated stressors will help predict future impacts on biodiversity. Here, Mellin et al. show that large bodied fish with small geographic ranges are disproportionately affected by the negative impacts of human disturbance and climate variability.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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