Across-shelf transport of gastropod larvae in the central Bahamas: rapid responses to local wind conditions

Surveys for veliger larvae of the large gastropods Strombus gigas and Strombus costatus were carried out in duplicate transects running offshore (0.26–5 km) from Lee Stocking Island, Exuma Cays, Bahamas. The across-shelf distribution of the larvae during the 1991 spawning season was highly variable over periods of 3–6 days. Larvae of both species are known to inhabit the upper few meters of the water column, and analysis of wind stress patterns over the study period showed that across-shelf distribution of the larvae was affected by wind forcing.

This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Plankton Research, http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/, and may be cited as: Stoner, A. W., & Smith, N. P. (1998). Across-shelf transport of gastropod larvae in the central Bahamas: rapid responses to local wind conditions. Journal of Plankton Research, 20(1), 1-16. doi:10.1093/plankt/20.1.1

Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1209.

Date Backup

1998

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1998

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10.1093/plankt/20.1.1

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1998

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FADT3355154

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Stoner, Allan W.

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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3355154

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Across-shelf transport of gastropod larvae in the central Bahamas: rapid responses to local wind conditions

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http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3355154

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Oxford University Press
1998
single unit

Title

Across-shelf transport of gastropod larvae in the central Bahamas: rapid responses to local wind conditions

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Across-shelf transport of gastropod larvae in the central Bahamas: rapid responses to local wind conditions