Specialization boosts reef fish functional diversity

Mariana G. Bender; Osmar J. Luiz

doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0760-7

Specialization boosts reef fish functional diversity

Mariana G. Bender, Osmar J. Luiz

Research Institute for Environment and Livelihoods

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Abstract

Rapid evolution of morphological variations is shown to be linked to positions of coral reef fishes at trophic-web extremes. This finding suggests that current fishing practices on coral reefs that target top predators and seaweed-grazing fishes may undermine the potential for future species diversification.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	153-154
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Ecology and Evolution
Volume	3
Issue number	February
Early online date	1 Jan 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0760-7
Publication status	Published - Feb 2019

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