Volatility in coral cover erodes niche structure, but not diversity, in reef fish assemblages
C.-H. Tsai, H. P. Sweatman, L. M. Thibaut, S. R. Connolly
The paper shows that coral cover volatility affects the balance between deterministic and stochastic processes in reef fish assemblages, reducing niche structure without changing diversity.
bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2021Ecology