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fish species inhabiting small, isolated patches of coral reef has been attributed to variability in
larval recruitment. However, the relative importance of settlement and postsettlement processes
in determining the structure of fish communities in general, i.e., including non-site-attached
species inhabiting large sections of contiguous reef, remains to be determined. Here, we examine
the degree of spatial and temporal variation in community structure and population density of
fish inhabiting sections of coral reef varying in size and connectivity.
To investigate spatial variability in fish community structure and population density, we
surveyed 36 sites on contiguous reef and 39 patch-reef sites varying in size and isolation from
neighboring patches. Ordination and regression analyses indicated that the structure of fish
assemblages inhabiting contiguous reef varied predictably along habitat gradients. In contrast,
intrinsic habitat characteristics, such as the shelter availability and the composition of the
substratum, were apparently unrelated to the structure of fish assemblages on patch reefs. For
sites on contiguous reef, multiple regression models explained a significant proportion of spatial
variation in the population density of 10 site-attached and vagile species (including 90% of
variation in the density of Pomacentrus moluccensis, a site-attached damselfish). For patch-reef
sites, models of spatial variation in population density were significant for six species, five of
which were not site attached. The overall pattern across most species was that patch-reef models
were characterized by a reduced r2 relative to corresponding models of contiguous-reef populations,
but the reduction was substantially less for vagile species than for site-attached species.
Ordination analysis of temporal variability in community structure over two years suggested
that none of the fish communities at the sites examined was in a consistent state of community
succession. For most sites, community structure varied randomly over time, although at some
sites, the structure of resident fish communities tended towards a stable position in multivariate
community space. Across all sites, temporal change in community structure was significantly
higher during periods of recruitment than at other times of the year, although there was little
evidence to suggest that recruitment was the sole source of temporal variation. At most sites,
the structure of fish assemblages fluctuated considerably during nonrecruitment periods. Patterns
of temporal variation in the population density of four site-attached species indicated that
population increases corresponding with pulses of recruitment were modified by postsettlement
processes. For site-attached and moderately vagile species, overall temporal variability in assemblage
structure increased significantly as sites became smaller and more isolated. Temporal
variability in assemblages of highly vagile species was unrelated to survey area and connectivity.
Overall, the results of the analyses of spatial and temporal variability in fish community
structure suggest that species' vagility and reef connectivity strongly influence the relative
importance of recruitment and postrecruitment processes in determining local population density.
Individuals of highly vagile species are able to move among isolated patches in response to
habitat preferences or resource availability. Conversely, the continuous shelter provided by
contiguous reef may allow sedentary species to migrate to more favorable areas. We suggest
that for many fish species, including vagile species on patchy reef and site-attached species on
contiguous reef, patterns in distribution and abundance established at recruitment are modified
by postsettlement migration, which enhances the relationship between population density and
habitat structure. Thus, while recruitment patterns may explain much of the spatial and temporal
variation in populations of site-attached fish on small, isolated patch reefs, this result cannot
necessarily be extrapolated to fish communities inhabiting large sections of contiguous reef.
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<meta content="Spatial and temporal variation in the distribution and abundance of site-attached
fish species inhabiting small, isolated patches of coral reef has been attributed to variability in
larval recruitment. However, the relative importance of settlement and postsettlement processes
in determining the structure of fish communities in general, i.e., including non-site-attached
species inhabiting large sections of contiguous reef, remains to be determined. Here, we examine
the degree of spatial and temporal variation in community structure and population density of
fish inhabiting sections of coral reef varying in size and connectivity.
To investigate spatial variability in fish community structure and population density, we
surveyed 36 sites on contiguous reef and 39 patch-reef sites varying in size and isolation from
neighboring patches. Ordination and regression analyses indicated that the structure of fish
assemblages inhabiting contiguous reef varied predictably along habitat gradients. In contrast,
intrinsic habitat characteristics, such as the shelter availability and the composition of the
substratum, were apparently unrelated to the structure of fish assemblages on patch reefs. For
sites on contiguous reef, multiple regression models explained a significant proportion of spatial
variation in the population density of 10 site-attached and vagile species (including 90% of
variation in the density of Pomacentrus moluccensis, a site-attached damselfish). For patch-reef
sites, models of spatial variation in population density were significant for six species, five of
which were not site attached. The overall pattern across most species was that patch-reef models
were characterized by a reduced r2 relative to corresponding models of contiguous-reef populations,
but the reduction was substantially less for vagile species than for site-attached species.
Ordination analysis of temporal variability in community structure over two years suggested
that none of the fish communities at the sites examined was in a consistent state of community
succession. For most sites, community structure varied randomly over time, although at some
sites, the structure of resident fish communities tended towards a stable position in multivariate
community space. Across all sites, temporal change in community structure was significantly
higher during periods of recruitment than at other times of the year, although there was little
evidence to suggest that recruitment was the sole source of temporal variation. At most sites,
the structure of fish assemblages fluctuated considerably during nonrecruitment periods. Patterns
of temporal variation in the population density of four site-attached species indicated that
population increases corresponding with pulses of recruitment were modified by postsettlement
processes. For site-attached and moderately vagile species, overall temporal variability in assemblage
structure increased significantly as sites became smaller and more isolated. Temporal
variability in assemblages of highly vagile species was unrelated to survey area and connectivity.
Overall, the results of the analyses of spatial and temporal variability in fish community
structure suggest that species' vagility and reef connectivity strongly influence the relative
importance of recruitment and postrecruitment processes in determining local population density.
Individuals of highly vagile species are able to move among isolated patches in response to
habitat preferences or resource availability. Conversely, the continuous shelter provided by
contiguous reef may allow sedentary species to migrate to more favorable areas. We suggest
that for many fish species, including vagile species on patchy reef and site-attached species on
contiguous reef, patterns in distribution and abundance established at recruitment are modified
by postsettlement migration, which enhances the relationship between population density and
habitat structure. Thus, while recruitment patterns may explain much of the spatial and temporal
variation in populations of site-attached fish on small, isolated patch reefs, this result cannot
necessarily be extrapolated to fish communities inhabiting large sections of contiguous reef.
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<h1 class="ep_tm_pagetitle">Spatially and temporally predictable fish communities on coral reefs</h1>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><span class="person_name">Ault, Timothy R.</span> and <span class="person_name">Johnson, Craig R.</span> (1998) <xhtml:em>Spatially and temporally predictable fish communities on coral reefs.</xhtml:em> Ecological Monographs, 68 (1). pp. 25-50. ISSN 0012-9615</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"></p><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block"><tr><td valign="top" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1201/1/Ault_and_Johnson_1998a.pdf"><img alt="[img]" src="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png" border="0" class="ep_doc_icon" /></a></td><td valign="top"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/1201/1/Ault_and_Johnson_1998a.pdf"><span class="ep_document_citation">PDF</span></a> - Full text restricted - Requires a PDF viewer<br />3841Kb</td><td><form method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" action="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/request_doc"><input value="1546" name="docid" accept-charset="utf-8" type="hidden" /><div class=""><input value="Request a copy" name="_action_null" class="ep_form_action_button" onclick="return EPJS_button_pushed( '_action_null' )" type="submit" /> </div></form></td></tr></table><p style="margin-bottom: 1em" class="not_ep_block">Official URL: <a href="http://www.esajournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-toc&issn=0012-9615&volume=68&issue=1">http://www.esajournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-toc&issn=0012-9615&volume=68&issue=1</a></p><div class="not_ep_block"><h2>Abstract</h2><p style="padding-bottom: 16px; text-align: left; margin: 1em auto 0em auto">Spatial and temporal variation in the distribution and abundance of site-attached
fish species inhabiting small, isolated patches of coral reef has been attributed to variability in
larval recruitment. However, the relative importance of settlement and postsettlement processes
in determining the structure of fish communities in general, i.e., including non-site-attached
species inhabiting large sections of contiguous reef, remains to be determined. Here, we examine
the degree of spatial and temporal variation in community structure and population density of
fish inhabiting sections of coral reef varying in size and connectivity.
To investigate spatial variability in fish community structure and population density, we
surveyed 36 sites on contiguous reef and 39 patch-reef sites varying in size and isolation from
neighboring patches. Ordination and regression analyses indicated that the structure of fish
assemblages inhabiting contiguous reef varied predictably along habitat gradients. In contrast,
intrinsic habitat characteristics, such as the shelter availability and the composition of the
substratum, were apparently unrelated to the structure of fish assemblages on patch reefs. For
sites on contiguous reef, multiple regression models explained a significant proportion of spatial
variation in the population density of 10 site-attached and vagile species (including 90% of
variation in the density of Pomacentrus moluccensis, a site-attached damselfish). For patch-reef
sites, models of spatial variation in population density were significant for six species, five of
which were not site attached. The overall pattern across most species was that patch-reef models
were characterized by a reduced r2 relative to corresponding models of contiguous-reef populations,
but the reduction was substantially less for vagile species than for site-attached species.
Ordination analysis of temporal variability in community structure over two years suggested
that none of the fish communities at the sites examined was in a consistent state of community
succession. For most sites, community structure varied randomly over time, although at some
sites, the structure of resident fish communities tended towards a stable position in multivariate
community space. Across all sites, temporal change in community structure was significantly
higher during periods of recruitment than at other times of the year, although there was little
evidence to suggest that recruitment was the sole source of temporal variation. At most sites,
the structure of fish assemblages fluctuated considerably during nonrecruitment periods. Patterns
of temporal variation in the population density of four site-attached species indicated that
population increases corresponding with pulses of recruitment were modified by postsettlement
processes. For site-attached and moderately vagile species, overall temporal variability in assemblage
structure increased significantly as sites became smaller and more isolated. Temporal
variability in assemblages of highly vagile species was unrelated to survey area and connectivity.
Overall, the results of the analyses of spatial and temporal variability in fish community
structure suggest that species' vagility and reef connectivity strongly influence the relative
importance of recruitment and postrecruitment processes in determining local population density.
Individuals of highly vagile species are able to move among isolated patches in response to
habitat preferences or resource availability. Conversely, the continuous shelter provided by
contiguous reef may allow sedentary species to migrate to more favorable areas. We suggest
that for many fish species, including vagile species on patchy reef and site-attached species on
contiguous reef, patterns in distribution and abundance established at recruitment are modified
by postsettlement migration, which enhances the relationship between population density and
habitat structure. Thus, while recruitment patterns may explain much of the spatial and temporal
variation in populations of site-attached fish on small, isolated patch reefs, this result cannot
necessarily be extrapolated to fish communities inhabiting large sections of contiguous reef.
</p></div><table style="margin-bottom: 1em" border="0" cellpadding="3" class="not_ep_block"><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Item Type:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Article</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Additional Information:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">Copyright by the Ecological Society of America.</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Keywords:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">community structure; contiguous reef; coral reef fish; habitat structure; ordination; patch reef; population density; recruitment; recruitment limitation; reef connectivity</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Subjects:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/view/subjects/270702.html">270000 Biological Sciences > 270700 Ecology and Evolution > 270702 Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)</a></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Collections:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">UNSPECIFIED</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ID Code:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">1201</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited By:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><span class="ep_name_citation"><span class="person_name">Professor Craig R. Johnson</span></span></td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Deposited On:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">21 Jun 2007</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">Last Modified:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row">04 Feb 2008 17:06</td></tr><tr><th valign="top" class="ep_row">ePrint Statistics:</th><td valign="top" class="ep_row"><a target="ePrintStats" href="/es/index.php?action=show_detail_eprint;id=1201;">View statistics for this ePrint</a></td></tr></table><p align="right">Repository Staff Only: <a href="http://eprints.utas.edu.au/cgi/users/home?screen=EPrint::View&eprintid=1201">item control page</a></p>
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