F. Ruchon et al., RECRUITMENT AND DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABILITY IN A LAGOONAL POPULATION OF THE BLENNIID FISH LIPOPHRYS PAVO, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 78(2), 1998, pp. 609-621
The demography of a lagoonal population of Lipophrys pave over a four
year period is described. This population exhibited high variability i
n recruitment and mortality and as a result, in age structure and dens
ity. During the study the average size at a given age decreased. This
decrease was not linked to growth variation. Changes in demography and
length structure are interrelated and could be linked to stressful en
vironmental conditions and to reproductive patterns of this species.