The relationship among microhabitat characteristics, recruitment and adult abundance in the stoplight parrotfish, sparisoma viride, at three spatial scales

摘要

Most of the fishes on coral reefs produce pelagic larvae, and as a result, benthic, adult populations are dependent upon recruitment of individuals form the plankton. This study investigated the relationship between microhabitat characteristics and recruitment of Spari- soma viride (Scardiae), across three spatial scales. Analysis of 1.0 m~2 quadrats showed that within a habitat, S. viride recruits associated with club-finger coral, Pories porties (live+ dead) more than would be expected at random.