Temporal variation in invertebrate recruitment on an Eastern Pacific coral reef

• Published in: Journal of sea research Vol. 145; pp. 8 - 15
• Main Authors: Rodríguez-Troncoso, A.P., Rodríguez-Zaragoza, F.A., Mayfield, A.B., Cupul-Magaña, A.L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.03.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Climate change; Coral reef; Coral reef ecosystems; Coral reefs; Corals; Density; Eastern Tropical Pacific; Ecosystems; Environmental changes; Food availability; Food resources; High temperature; Invertebrate larvae; Invertebrate richness; Invertebrates; Larvae; Marine ecology; Marine ecosystems; Marine invertebrates; Marine molluscs; Metabolic rate; Recruitment; Recruitment (fisheries); Seasons; Temporal variations; Coral reef; Marine ecology; Eastern Tropical Pacific; Invertebrate richness; Recruitment

The recruitment of marine invertebrate larvae to coral reef ecosystems is critical for the continued productivity of these highly biodiverse habitats. Despite such importance, little is known about temporal variation patterns of invertebrate larval recruitment in coral reefs ecosystems, aside from s...