Larval dispersal and population connectivity among a network of marine reserves

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 342-361

  Puckett, Brandon J ^a   Eggleston, David B ^a   Kerr, Patrick C ^b   Luettich, Richard A ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Biophysical model; Connectivity; Crassostrea virginica; Demographics; Larval dispersal; Marine reserves; Pamlico Sound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVECTION; BIVALVE; CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; MARINE PARK; MORTALITY; SPAWNING; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NORTH CAROLINA; PAMLICO SOUND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902075213     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fog.12067     Document Type: Article

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