Nearshore‐structured habitats—including underwater grasses, mangroves, coral, and other
biogenic reefs, marshes, and complex abiotic substrates—have long been postulated to …

Structural complexity provided by the living coral reef framework is the basis of the rich and
dynamic biodiversity in coral reefs. In many cases today, the reduction in habitat complexity …

Much recent attention has been focused on juvenile fish and invertebrate habitat use,
particularly defining and identifying marine nurseries. The most significant advancement in …

We review the evidence for multiple ecological states and the factors that create ecological
resilience in coral reef ecosystems. There are natural differences among benthic …

Juveniles of a number of reef fish species develop in shallow-water Œnursery¹ habitats such
as mangroves and seagrass beds, and then migrate to the coral reef. This implies that some …

Similar to nearshore systems in temperate latitudes, the nursery paradigm for tropical back-
reef systems is that they provide a habitat for juveniles of species that subsequently make …

Visual census surveys were used to study the distribution of coral reef fishes that are
associated with seagrass beds and mangroves in their juvenile phase, on various coral reef …

Marine ecology seeks to understand the factors that shape biological communities. Progress
towards this goal has been hampered by habitat‐centric approaches that ignore the …

Caribbean coral reef habitats, seagrass beds and mangroves provide important goods and
services both individually and through functional linkages. A range of anthropogenic factors …

Habitat specificity plays a pivotal role in forming community patterns in coral reef fishes, yet
considerable uncertainty remains as to the extent of this selectivity, particularly among newly …