Juveniles of many fish and invertebrate species are able to select among a diverse portfolio
of nursery habitat alternatives. Environmental heterogeneity among these habitats …

We investigated the nursery role of four coastal ecosystems for the California halibut
(Paralichthys californicus) using the following metrics:(1) contribution in producing the fish …

Much recent attention has been focused on juvenile fish and invertebrate habitat use,
particularly defining and identifying marine nurseries. The most significant advancement in …

Understanding the 'value'of nursery habitats is increasingly perceived as essential to
conservation management of marine ecosystems globally. Yet, most work on this topic has …

Estuaries and other coastal habitats are considered essential for the survival of early life
stages of commercial, recreational, and other ecologically important species. While early …

Coastal ecosystems have been identified as important nursery habitats for many of the
world's fishery species. Beyond this, there remain many questions about what exactly …

Habitat quality often varies substantially across space and time, producing a shifting mosaic
of growth and mortality trade‐offs across watersheds. Traditional studies of juvenile habitat …

Estuaries, coastal areas where marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments meet, are
considered one of the most productive ecosystems on the planet, and provide critical …

With the recent decline of several exploited populations of northwest Atlantic fishes, effort
has been directed toward understanding the scales at which recruitment varies along with …

Coastal ecosystems provide many vital ecological and economic services, including
shoreline protection, productivecommercial and sport fisheries, and nutrient cycling. Key …