Trait similarity vs species similarity in coral reef ecology : test of improved monitoring methods using Southwest Madagascar reefs

Trait-based approaches are emerging in various fields of ecology, and are here developed for coral reefs. ‘Traits’ means biological characteristics of each species; thus closely related species may have different traits and distantly related species may share common traits. This promotes understandi...

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Main Author: Widman, Elizabeth
Published: University of Warwick 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.582329