The role of vegetated habitats such as seagrass and macroalgal beds as nurseries is
essential for the survival of larval and juvenile fish, although quantitative evaluation of the …

Understanding how seascape configuration influences nursery function is important for
spatial management and conservation of essential habitats. Here, we examine how local …

Many juvenile fishes have specific habitat requirements, and while some habitats may be
more important than others for growth and survival, habitat-specific growth and survival …

Seasonal change in vegetation coverage affected cohort-specific mortality of post-settlement
juvenile black rockfish Sebastes cheni in a temperate macroalgal bed. A total of 14 fish and …

Ectotherms are predicted to 'shrink'with global warming, in line with general growth models
and the temperature-size rule (TSR), both predicting smaller adult sizes with warming …

Coastal and estuarine habitats are essential for both growth and survival at juvenile stages
for a large proportion of marine fish but are exposed to a variety of threats. However, the …

Seagrass beds are often considered to be important nurseries for coral reef fish, yet the
effectiveness of these nursery functions (refuge and food availability) at different juvenile …

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 …

Man‐made infrastructures have become ubiquitous components of coastal landscapes,
leading to habitat modification that affects the abundance and diversity of marine organisms …

Most benthic marine fishes have a biphasic life cycle with a dispersive pelagic larval stage
that spends weeks to months in the plankton before metamorphosing into juveniles and …