Random walk models for the movement and recruitment of reef fish larvae

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 279, Issue , 2004, Pages 215-224

  Codling, E A ^a,d   Hill, N A ^b   Pitchford, J W ^c   Simpson, S D ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biased random walks; Larval swimming ability; Reef fish settlement

Indexed keywords

FISH; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; RANDOM WALK METHOD; RECRUITMENT; REEF;

EID: 7044229761     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps279215     Document Type: Article

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