Identification of discrete and ecologically relevant types of ichthyo-habitat at two spatial scales for process-based marine planning

[摘要] ABSTRACT: One objective of marine planning is the protection of biodiversity. The majority of planning strategies are based on descriptive methodologies, i.e. detecting and managing diversity hotspots. The disadvantage of such approaches is the lack of explanatory power in elucidating what facilitates the variation in diversity. The present study proposes an alternative approach: planning based on ecological processes. Correlations between 24 variables of the biophysical habitat and 4 ecological indices of fish assemblage composition were established. Variables strongly correlated to at least 1 index (adjusted r

[学科分类] 生物科学（综合）

[关键词] Process-based management;Diversity;Fishes;Rocky reefs;Habitat