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Larval settlement of soft-sediment invertebrates: the spatial scales of pattern explained by active habitat selection and the emerging rôle of hydrodynamical processes
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This article is published in Oceanography and Marine Biology.The article was published on 1987-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 693 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Settlement (structural).read more
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Planktonic availability, molt stage and settlement of blue crab postlarvae
TL;DR: It is shown that settlement of a benthic invertebrate is regulated partly by the planktonic availability of postlarvae, and that these postlar larvae progress through a predictable series of changes in developmental state as they invade settlement habitats.
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Habitat selection by recruits establishes local patterns of adult distribution in two species of damselfishes: Stegastes dorsopunicans and S. planifrons.
TL;DR: Monitoring recruitment every other day in reciprocal removal experiments and artificial reefs indicates that the observed pattern of local adult distribution is a product of habitat selection for both species and indicates that substrate type and depth may be important cues.
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Spatial pattern of early recruitment of Macoma balthica (L.) and Cerastoderma edule (L.) in relation to sediment dynamics on a highly dynamic intertidal sandflat
TL;DR: It is concluded that the presence of low-dynamic areas is essential for the success of early recruitment, and thus for the maintenance of bivalve populations.
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Biological mediation of bottom boundary layer processes and sediment suspension in the lower Chesapeake Bay
TL;DR: In this paper, the bottom boundary layer processes that suspend and transport fine sediments at two sites in the lower Chesapeake Bay, eastern USA were examined in an interdisciplinary study that embraced all seasons.
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The Importance of Larval Choice and Hydrodynamics in Creating Aggregations of Hydroides elegans (Polychaeta: Serpulidae)
TL;DR: Dense aggregations of H. elegans found on hard surfaces in bays and estuaries most likely result from passive deposition of larvae in crevices beside tubes of conspecific individuals, followed by selective attachment in these locations if the bio-organic film is acceptable.