Habitat recognition and selective settlement by dispersive propagules greatly increases the
post‐settlement survival chances of sessile organisms. To better understand the key role …

Recruitment is an important process in regulating many marine benthic communities and
many studies have examined factors controlling the dispersal and distribution of larval …

Larvae of the Australian sea urchin Holopneustes purpurascens are induced to settle and
metamorphose (termed settlement herein) by a water-soluble compound produced by the …

We measured settlement and recruitment of one of the main invertebrate herbivores in the
Mediterranean, the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus, in 2 neighbouring and contrasting …

It is widely believed that, when extrinsic conditions are similar, the likelihood of species
invading established assemblages decreases with increasing species richness of the …

Abalone recruits are found predominantly on crustose coralline algae (CCA) and recruitment
seems to vary among coralline species or growth-forms. Spatial patterns in the recruitment of …

Larvae of many benthic marine animals are induced to settle and metamorphose by
dissolved chemical cues released by organisms on the substratum. Can dissolved cues …

It has been hypothesized that larvae of benthic marine invertebrates may reduce their risk of
post-settlement competition by avoiding superior competitors during settlement. Few studies …

Recruitment is known to influence distributions and abundances of benthic marine
organisms. It is therefore important to document patterns of variability in recruitment and how …

Variation in larval size has been shown to be an important factor for the post-metamorphic
performance of marine invertebrates but, despite its importance, few sources of this variation …