publication . Article . Other literature type . 2013

Interspecific differences in depth preference: regulation of larval transport in an upwelling system

Name: Interspecific differences in depth preference: regulation of larval transport in an upwelling system
Keywords: Dispersal, Vertical migration, Larval retention, Ekman transport, Marine Biology & Hydrobiology, Ecology, Zoology, Oceanography, Aquatic Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Seth H. Miller; Steven G. Morgan;

Open Access

Published: 27 Feb 2013

Publisher: eScholarship, University of California

Country: United States

Summary

Abstract

Dispersal is fundamental to understanding the ecology and evolution of species and effectively managing resources, but information on dispersal is rare for the vast majority of marine life that develops as miniscule larvae in the plankton. Until recent evidence to the contrary, it was widely suspected that larvae developing in productive upwelling regimes along eastern ocean margins are susceptible to cross-shelf transport by strong, dynamic currents and often are unable to replenish populations. We now show that interspecific differences in depth preference likely play a role in regulating differences in offshore migration from adult populations. Two open-coast...

doi: 10.3354/meps10150

Subjects

Medical Subject Headings: fungi

free text keywords: Dispersal, Vertical migration, Larval retention, Ekman transport, Marine Biology & Hydrobiology, Ecology, Zoology, Oceanography, Aquatic Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Biological dispersal, Interspecific competition, Population, education.field_of_study, education, Fishery, Hemigrapsus oregonensis, biology.organism_classification, biology, Evolutionary ecology, Upwelling, Local adaptation, Diel vertical migration

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