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Post-larval processes reduce the diversity of coral reef fish communities

Abstract

Here we provide code and data for: Post-larval processes reduce the diversity of coral reef fish communities. The code and data provided can be used to generate the results included in both the main text and in the supplementary information. In our paper, we couple species-level community-wide abundance estimates for larval reef fishes with adult abundance data from intensive visual surveys and species-level traits to elucidate the factors that shape the diversity of adult coral reef fishes. We show that while larval supply is important in determining adult taxonomic and functional diversity, post-larval processes increase the numerical dominance of particular species, thus reducing overall diversity.