On estimating diversity in species-rich fish assemblages: an example with coral-reef fishes of eastern Indonesia

Authors: Tokeshi; Arakaki

Source: Journal of Fish Biology, Volume 71, Number 6, December 2007 , pp. 1879-1887(9)

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Abstract:

A new procedure for estimating fish species richness in open or semi-open habitats is presented with unpublished data on the coral-reef fish assemblages of Raja Ampat, eastern Indonesia, known as the centre of marine biodiversity in the western Pacific.

Keywords: biodiversity; coral reefs; fishes; local assemblages; species richness

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01654.x

Affiliations: 1: AMBL-Kyushu University, Amakusa, Kumamoto 863-2507, Japan

Publication date: 2007-12-01