Biogeographical region and environmental conditions drive functional traits of estuarine fish assemblages worldwide

• Published in: Fish and fisheries (Oxford, England) Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 752 - 771
• Main Authors: Henriques, Sofia, Guilhaumon, François, Villéger, Sébastien, Amoroso, Sandra, França, Susana, Pasquaud, Stéphanie, Cabral, Henrique N, Vasconcelos, Rita P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2017; Wiley-Blackwell
• Subjects: Availability; biocenosis; Biodiversity and Ecology; Biogeography; Biota; body size; Brackishwater environment; Brackishwater fishes; Composition; Connectivity; Conservation; Depth; Detritivores; Ecology, environment; Ecosystems; Environmental changes; Environmental conditions; environmental factors; Environmental gradient; Environmental Sciences; Estuaries; Estuarine dynamics; Estuarine environments; estuarine fish; Estuarine fisheries; Fish; freshwater; Freshwater fish; functional group; Global Changes; Gradients; Habitat availability; habitats; Herbivores; Human influences; Hydrology; Inland water environment; Interactions; Life Sciences; Life span; longevity; Man-induced effects; Marine ecosystems; Marine fish; Marine fishes; Omnivores; planktivores; Plankton feeders; prediction; Protection; Salinity; Salinity effects; species diversity; Species richness; Temperature; Temperature effects; trophic; Wildlife conservation

Assessing trait–environment relationships is crucial for predicting effects of natural and human‐induced environmental change on biota. We compiled a global database of fish assemblages in estuaries, functional traits of fishes and ecosystem features of estuaries. And we quantified the relative impo...