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Climate Change Alters Timing of Fish Larvae Entering North Carolina ...
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In the study, the researchers examined how the fall and winter fish larvae (ichthyoplankton) community in the Newport River Estuary located inshore of ...
Recruitment of coral reef fishes: linkages across stages
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Recruitment, or the entry, of young coral reef fishes into benthic populations is essential to population survival, but because larvae typically spend ...
How do Ocean Currents Connect Coral Reefs among Islands in the Mariana ...
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Coral ecosystems are sustained by young fish and corals born locally, and by those drifting from other reefs on ocean currents. Identifying and ...
[PDF] Final Report - products.coastalscience.noaa.gov
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Fish and coral faunas changed with increasing latitude and depth. Larval groupers were not found in plankton collections, but additional ...
Patterns in larval reef fish distributions and assemblages with ...
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Benthic marine populations are often replenished by a combination of larvae from local and distant sources. To promote retention of locally spawned la ...
Developing Alternative Shoreline Armoring Strategies: The Living ...
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nursery habitat for many species of estuarine-dependent fish, whose larvae are transported into the estuary and spend their ... (Ross, 2003). Juvenile ...
Close encounters with eddies: oceanographic features increase growth of ...
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Otolith microstructure analysis revealed that four of five species of reef fish examined had consistently faster growth inside these eddies. Because ...
Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Larval Model Suggests Managing Fishery as ...
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The results from a new NCCOS-funded study simulating the dispersal and connectivity of red snapper larvae in the northern Gulf of Mexico showed that ...
Determining Habitat Requirements and Connectivity for Reef Fishes in ...
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Using acoustic and satellite telemetry (to track fish movements), bioacoustics (to capture fish vocalizations), and biophysical modeling (to determine ...
Is Guam a regional source, destination, or stepping-stone for larvae of ...
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The pelagic larval duration (PLD) period of fish can influence dispersal, recruitment, and population connectivity, thereby potentially informing best ...
Palau Sustainable Fisheries Supported by NCCOS Science
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Their results show that fish larvae respond to both reef sounds and the smells when seeking a place to settle from open water and mature into adults ...
Researchers Transfer Threatened Coral Larvae from Florida Reefs to ...
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NCCOS scientists have successfully transferred and settled fertilized elkhorn and mountainous star coral larvae — two species listed as threatened ...
Palauan Researcher Receives Prestigious 2013 Pew Fellowship
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PICRC researchers and colleagues developed a hydrodynamic model to track coral and fish larvae as they move through the ocean. The prestigious Pew ...
Vulnerability of early life stage Northwest Atlantic forage fish to ...
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Acidification and hypoxia had an additive negative effect on length of larval M. beryllina, while hypoxia alone significantly reduced length of M ...
Habitat availability and depth-driven population demographics regulate ...
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Global habitat decline may displace organisms from optimal environments, increasing reliance on ecosystems with lower habitat suitability and ...
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Assessment of coral reef fish ...
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The Belt Transect method is used to conduct fish surveys in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) as part of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program ...
Estuarine Species Database for the NOAA Estuarine Living Marine ...
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We developed a database on the distribution, relative abundance, and life history characteristics of 153 species in 122 estuaries in support of the ...
Acidification increases sensitivity to hypoxia for forage fish
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Fish showed no differences in ASR behavior when only subjected to pH stress. If the investigation had only investigated the effects of acidification ...
Why Do Some Jellyfish Bloom? A New Theory Emerges
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The authors of a study partially funded by NCCOS theorize that the recent global increase in jellyfish blooms is due to the proliferation of man-made ...
Effects of Climate Change on Chemical Contaminant Toxicity
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We are continuing to investigate the impacts of climate variables on chemical toxicity. We are expanding the suite of estuarine organisms tested to ...