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Critical evaluation of the nursery role hypothesis for seagrass meadows

Salt marshes as nurseries for nekton: Testing hypotheses on density, growth and survival through meta-analysis

Evidence of connectivity between juvenile and adult habitats for mobile marine fauna: An important component of nurseries

Are mangroves nursery habitat for transient fishes and decapods?

The term nursery implies a special place for juvenile nekton (fishes and decapod crustaceans) where density, survival, and growth of juveniles and movement to adult habitat are enhanced over those in adjoining juvenile habitat types. We reviewed recent literature concerning these four topics and conducted meta-analyses for density and survival data. Most studies of mangroves as nurseries have addressed only occurrence or density of fishes or decapods, have not used quantitative sampling methods, and have not compared alternate habitats.

The role of nearshore ecosystems as fish and shellfish nurseries

Nearshore estuarine and marine ecosystems—e.g., seagrass meadows, marshes, and mangrove forests—serve many important functions in coastal waters.Most notably, they have extremely high primary and secondary productivity and support a great abundance and diversity of fish and invertebrates. Because of their effects on the diversity and productivity of macrofauna, these estuarine and marine ecosystems are often referred to as nurseries in numerous papers, textbooks, and government-sponsored reports (Boesch and Turner 1984, NRC 1995, Butler and Jernakoff 1999).

The allometry of cannibalism in piscivorous fishes

The allometry of cannibalism in piscivorous fishes

The allometry of cannibalism in piscivorous fishes

Science and uncertainty in habitat conservation planning

The scientific foundations of habitat conservation plans: A quantitative assessment