Seascape and metacommunity processes regulate fish assemblage structure in coastal wetlands
@article{Davis2014SeascapeAM, title={Seascape and metacommunity processes regulate fish assemblage structure in coastal wetlands}, author={Ben Davis and Ronald Baker and Marcus Sheaves}, journal={Marine Ecology Progress Series}, year={2014}, volume={500}, pages={187-202} }
Faunal complexity is an impediment to understanding the function of fragmented coastal wetlands. Conceiving faunal communities as part of a larger network of communities (or a metacommunity) helps to resolve this complexity by enabling simultaneous consideration of local environmental influences and 'regional' dispersal-driven processes. We assessed the role of local vs. regional factors on the fish assemblage structure of a wetland system comprising 20 tidal pools. In equivalent freshwater…
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