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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brandl, S., Emslie, M., Ceccarelli, D., Richards, Zoe
Format: Journal Article
Published: Ecological Society of America 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67837