Comparison of average larval fish vertical distributions among speciesexhibiting different transport pathways on the southeast United Statescontinental shelf

摘要

Water currents are vertically structured in many marine systems and as a result, vertical movements by fish larvae and zooplankton affect horizontal transport. In estuaries, the vertical movements of larvae with tidal periods can result in their retention or ingress. On the continental shelf, the vertical movements of organisms interact daily and ontogenetically with depth-varying currents to affect horizontal transport.