Successful determination of larval dispersal distances and subsequent settlement for long-lived pelagic larvae.

Despite its importance, we still have a poor understanding of the level of connectivity between marine populations in most geographical locations. Taking advantage of the natural features of the southeast coast of New Zealand's North Island, we deployed a series of settlement stations and condu...

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Main Authors: Pelayo Salinas-de-León, Timothy Jones, James J Bell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3299702?pdf=render