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Trait similarity in reef fish faunas across the world’s oceans
Citation
McLean, M and Stuart-Smith, RD and Villeger, S and Auber, A and Edgar, GJ and MacNeil, MA and Loiseau, N and Leprieur, F and Mouillot, D, Trait similarity in reef fish faunas across the world's oceans, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, 118, (12) Article e2012318118. ISSN 0027-8424 (2021) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1073/pnas.2012318118
Abstract
Biogeography has focused extensively on species identities, yet global patterns in species traits (morphological, physiological, or behavioral features) are not well known, including whether they are shaped by modern environmental conditions or by shared evolutionary history. Our global analysis of nearly 3,000 reef fish species found a consistent variety of traits across ocean basins worldwide, including a backbone of 21 trait combinations common to all oceans. At the regional scale, we found that fish assemblages in similar environments had similar trait compositions despite being separated by up to 100 degrees of latitude and hosting different species with distinct evolutionary histories. Thus, environmental conditions have likely shaped global patterns in reef fish traits regardless of geography, species identity, or evolutionary history.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Reef Life Survey, coral reef, fish, biodiversity, functional traits, indicators |
Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Ecology |
Research Field: | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Marine systems and management |
Objective Field: | Marine biodiversity |
UTAS Author: | Stuart-Smith, RD (Dr Rick Stuart-Smith) |
UTAS Author: | Edgar, GJ (Professor Graham Edgar) |
ID Code: | 145249 |
Year Published: | 2021 |
Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (FT190100599) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 24 |
Deposited By: | Ecology and Biodiversity |
Deposited On: | 2021-07-13 |
Last Modified: | 2021-11-22 |
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