You Don't Call, You Don't Write: Connectivity in Marine Fish Populations
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 09:36
in Biology & Nature
A new study documents how larval dispersal connects fish populations in a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) - information critical for policymakers. The study, done by a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution biologist and his colleagues in France and Australia, shows some larvae can travel from one marine MPA to another - up to 35 km away.
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