Th~ rty years ago Thorson (1966 Neth J Sea Res 3 267-293) calculated that juvenile
mortallty in manne bivalves could exceed 98 6% Subsequently juvenile mortality rates have …

Flowing water delivers planktonic larvae to surfaces, but also dislodges them. This paper
reviews experiments in the field and in laboratory flumes, as well as mathematical models …

Newly settled invertebrates usually are subject to high rates of mortality (Type 111
survivorship). Therefore, knowledge of early post-settlement events is critical in determ …

The set of four closely related solitary ascidians Ciona spp. were once considered a single
cosmopolitan species, Ciona intestinalis, but are now recognized as genetically and …

A notable recent development in marine ecology has been the suggestion that the size of
demersal populations is limited and that patterns in demersal abundance are determined by …

Habitat fragmentation from natural or anthropogenic causes is a common phenomenon in
shallow water marine habitats such as seagrass beds and oyster reefs throughout the world …

We describe a laboratory investigation into the effect of turbulent hydrodynamic stresses on
clam larvae in the settlement phase of the recruitment process. A two‐component laser …

Recruitment of scleractinian corals on settlement plates at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef,
was examined over four years (September 1991–September 1995) to quantify spatio …

This guide was written to help restoration practitioners design and monitor shellfish
restoration projects that restore not only the populations of target shellfish species-​ …

As filter feeders, mollusks' growth is completely reliant on the natural environment. This
leaves clam aquaculture, and more generally molluskan aquaculture, highly susceptible to …