Tropical rhodolith beds are a major and belittled reef fish habitat

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 794 - 10
• Main Authors: Moura, Rodrigo L., Abieri, Maria L., Castro, Guilherme M., Carlos-Júnior, Lélis A., Chiroque-Solano, Pamela M., Fernandes, Nicole C., Teixeira, Carolina D., Ribeiro, Felipe V., Salomon, Paulo S., Freitas, Matheus O., Gonçalves, Juliana T., Neves, Leonardo M., Hackradt, Carlos W., Felix-Hackradt, Fabiana, Rolim, Fernanda A., Motta, Fábio S., Gadig, Otto B. F., Pereira-Filho, Guilherme H., Bastos, Alex C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 12.01.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158/2446; 631/158/672; 631/158/853; 704/829; Biodiversity; Community structure; Fish; Habitats; Herbivory; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Natural resource management; Natural resources; Reefs; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Scuba diving; Species composition

Understanding habitat-level variation in community structure provides an informed basis for natural resources’ management. Reef fishes are a major component of tropical marine biodiversity, but their abundance and distribution are poorly assessed beyond conventional SCUBA diving depths. Based on a b...