Henrique Queiroga

TL;DR: Most decapod larvae are capable of crossing the vertical temperature differences normally found across thermoclines in natural systems, which may have significant consequences for horizontal transport within shelf waters, because amplitude and phase differences of the tidal currents across the thermocline may be reflected in different trajectories of the migrating larvae.

TL;DR: The results of the simulations show that, for larvae of littoral species exhibiting DVM over a large expanse of the water column, upwelling may actually be a mechanism that enhances retention over the shelf.

TL;DR: In this article, a high resolution nested model of the Western Iberia shelf is developed and compared with field observations using an embedded particle tracking submodel that includes advection, diffusion and diel vertical migration to simulate crab larvae dispersal.

TL;DR: In this article, four seasonal sampling surveys were carried out between December 1985 and September 1986 in Canal de Mira (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal) and a total of 40 sampling stations, distributed over 13 transects, was used.

TL;DR: Results provide evidence that a component with sermlunar periodicity is associated with the release of C. maenas larvae, and support earlier observations that it is the time during the day-night cycle of high tide, as opposed to tidal amplitude, which is the important factor promoting synchrony with the lunar cycle.