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10. Life-St age-Based Recovery Dynamics of Marine Invertebrates
NFECUN
N LARVAL PULSE MIDDLE
N LARVAL PULSE START
MATURE N LAR
NJUVENILES
N JUVENILE STAGE DURATION
FIGURE 10.1
a rando m distribution of larvae above each portion of sea floor-the density of larval colonists should not dep end on the size of the disturbed patch.
In contrast, post-settlers (juveniles and adults) immigrate horizontally across
the seabed and enter from the edge of a disturbed patch. Colonization by
post-settlers should , therefore, dec rease with increasing patch size, beca use
the ratio of edge to interior area declines as the patch radius grows , varying
10. Life-St age-Based Recovery Dynamics of Marine Invertebrates
NFECUN
N LARVAL PULSE MIDDLE
N LARVAL PULSE START
MATURE N LAR
NJUVENILES
N JUVENILE STAGE DURATION
FIGURE 10.1
a rando m distribution of larvae above each portion of sea floor-the density of larval colonists should not dep end on the size of the disturbed patch.
In contrast, post-settlers (juveniles and adults) immigrate horizontally across
the seabed and enter from the edge of a disturbed patch. Colonization by
post-settlers should , therefore, dec rease with increasing patch size, beca use
the ratio of edge to interior area declines as the patch radius grows , varying