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dc.contributor.authorColeman, M.-
dc.contributor.authorVytopil, E.-
dc.contributor.authorGoodsell, P.-
dc.contributor.authorGillanders, B.-
dc.contributor.authorConnell, S.-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.citationMarine and Freshwater Research, 2007; 58(7):589-595-
dc.identifier.issn1323-1650-
dc.identifier.issn1448-6059-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/44264-
dc.description© CSIRO 2007-
dc.description.abstractIt is remarkable that although the importance of depth is firmly rooted in the discipline of marine ecology, so little is understood about depth-related patterns of invertebrates in kelp forests, particularly in temperate Australia. We tested for the existence of broad scale patterns in depth-related diversity and abundance of mobile invertebrates in kelp holdfasts (Ecklonia radiata) across several spatial scales along 500 km of coastline. There was a greater abundance and richness of common taxa in holdfasts from shallow relative to deep waters. Strikingly, a disproportionately large percentage (60%) of species was unique to holdfasts from shallow reefs, suggesting that shallow environments create conditions that facilitate a rich biodiversity of invertebrate fauna. We conclude that depth-related variation in kelp forests may not be completely idiosyncratic, and coherent research programs of a broader scale and scope may unify subsets of fragmented knowledge that previously provided little insight into general depth-related patterns of invertebrate assemblages.-
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMelinda A. Coleman, Elaine Vytopil, Paris J. Goodsell, Bronwyn M. Gillanders and Sean D. Connell-
dc.language.isoen-
dc.publisherC S I R O Publishing-
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf06216-
dc.subjectbroad scale-
dc.subjectdepth-
dc.subjectdiversity-
dc.subjectEcklonia radiata-
dc.subjectshallow-
dc.titleDiversity and depth-related patterns of mobile invertebrates associated with kelp forests-
dc.typeJournal article-
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/MF06216-
pubs.publication-statusPublished-
dc.identifier.orcidGillanders, B. [0000-0002-7680-2240]-
dc.identifier.orcidConnell, S. [0000-0002-5350-6852]-
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