Habitat degradation increases functional originality in highly diverse coral reef fish assemblages
As anthropogenic and natural disturbances intensify, there is mounting concern about the loss of functionally important or unique species. Functional redundancy, or the presence of several different species occupying similar functional niches, can provide insurance against diversity loss, but eviden...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Ecological Society of America
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67837 |