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1997, Oceanography 10(2):64–67, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.1997.25
Larval Transport and Coastal Upwelling: An Application of HF Radar in Ecological Research
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Authors
Eric P. Bjorkstedt | Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Jonathan Roughgarden | Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
First Paragraph
For many marine fish and invertebrate species, near-surface currents strongly affect the likelihood of surviving as a planktonic larva and arriving at a suitable location, say, a rocky coastline, a kelp forest, or an estuary, to begin life as a juvenile or adult (i.e., to "recruit" to a population). High-frequency (HF) radar is a recent addition to ecologists' remote sensing toolbox that offers the ability to observe oceanographic processes directly affecting larval ecology at scales appropriate for understanding recruitment dynamics in marine populations.
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Citation
Bjorkstedt, E., and J. Roughgarden. 1997. Larval transport and coastal upwelling: An application of HF radar in ecological research. Oceanography 10(2):64–67, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.1997.25.