title: Recruitment and the structure of assemblages of fish on coral reefs.
abstract: Much recent research has focused on the question of the high species richness and population densities of fish inhabiting coral reefs. Both density-dependent (post-recruitment) and density-independent (pre-recruitment) processes have been implicated in the regulation of these assemblages. These processes may operate at a variety of spatial and temporal scales. Here we review recent progress and point to some of the key questions for future research.
authors.affiliation: B.D. Mapstone and A.J. Fowler are at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Mapstone
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fowler