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Patterns of recruitment and abundance of corals along the Great Barrier Reef
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Hughes, TP and Baird, AH and Dinsdale, EA and Moltschaniwskyj, NA and Pratchett, MS and Tanner, JE and Willis, BL, Patterns of recruitment and abundance of corals along the Great Barrier Reef, Science, 397, (07 January) pp. 59-63. ISSN 0036-8075 (1999) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 1999 Macmillan Magazines Ltd
DOI: doi:10.1038/16237
Abstract
Different physical and biological processes prevail at different scales1, 2, 3, 4. As a consequence, small-scale experiments or local observations
provide limited insights into regional or global phenomena5, 6, 7, 8.
One solution is to incorporate spatial scale explicitly into the experimental
and sampling design of field studies, to provide a broader, landscape view
of ecology1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Here we examine spatial patterns
in corals on the Great Barrier Reef, across a spectrum of scales ranging from
metres to more than 1,700 km. Our study is unusual because we explore
large-scale patterns of a process (recruitment by juveniles) as well as patterns
of adult abundance, revealing the relationship between the two. We show that
coral-reef assemblages that are similar in terms of abundance may nonetheless
show profound differences in dynamics and turnover, with major implications
for their ecology, evolution and management.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
Research Group: | Pollution and contamination |
Research Field: | Pollution and contamination not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Terrestrial systems and management |
Objective Field: | Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems |
UTAS Author: | Moltschaniwskyj, NA (Associate Professor Natalie Moltschaniwskyj) |
ID Code: | 103666 |
Year Published: | 1999 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 265 |
Deposited By: | NC Marine Conservation and Resource Sustainability |
Deposited On: | 2015-10-23 |
Last Modified: | 2015-11-17 |
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