Linking Larval Settlement to Larval Transport: Assumptions, Potentials, and Pitfalls
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The majority of benthic organisms inhabiting the nearshore, roughly the zone from 0 to 30 m water depth, have planktonic larvae that inhabit the pelagic environment, where larvae accumulate in an offshore larval pool away from their adult habitats. After a period of time ranging from minutes to years, with a 3 4 week mode for temperate species (Levin & Bridges, 1995), these larvae must return shoreward in order to complete their life cycle.
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