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ECB-ART-51384
Mar Environ Res 2023 Jun 01;188:106037. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106037.
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Taxonomical and functional diversity dynamics of conspicuous echinoderms in the northeastern tropical Pacific over a decade.

de Alba-Guzmán C , Rodríguez-Troncoso AP , Cabral-Tena RA , Rodríguez-Zaragoza FA , Tortolero-Langarica JJA , Cupul-Magaña AL .


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Understanding what determines spatio-temporal changes in echinoderm assemblages from an integrative perspective that considers biodiversity, species evenness, and species' niches could permit superior community-scale characterizations of habitat resilience to disturbance. Such an approach was taken herein by tracking a Central Mexican Pacific echinoderm assemblage between 2012 and 2021, and higher richness, diversity, evenness, and functional entity counts were associated with more heterogeneous benthic assemblages. Echinoderm taxonomic composition was influenced by ENSO events, with higher functional diversity found during La Niña events. Conservation strategies should focus on species with unique functional traits to maintain the balance of coral community functionality.

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