Plankton are small organisms that dwell in oceans, seas and bodies of fresh water. In this
review, we discuss life in the plankton, which involves a balance between the behavioral …

We summarize what is known of the biophysical interactions that control vertical migration
and dispersal of decapod larvae, asking the following main questions: How common is …

Beta diversity can be defined as the variability in species composition among sampling units
for a given area. We propose that it can be measured as the average dissimilarity from …

Most intertidal and benthic subtidal invertebrates and fish produce planktonic larvae. This
chapter presents more or less accepted or documented mechanisms of larval dispersal and …

Abstract The Humboldt Current System (HCS) is one of the most productive marine
ecosystems on earth. It extends along the west coast of South America from southern Chile …

Settlement and recruitment of benthic marine invertebrates are complex processes,
determined by the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors which operate at different temporal …

Newly settled invertebrates usually are subject to high rates of mortality (Type 111
survivorship). Therefore, knowledge of early post-settlement events is critical in determ …

Comparing many species' population genetic patterns across the same seascape can
identify species with different levels of structure, and suggest hypotheses about the …

Mounting evidence suggests that some populations of benthic marine organisms may be
less demographically'open'than previously thought. The degree to which a population …

Changes in the abundance of macroinvertebrate species documented in a rocky intertidal
community between surveys in 1931–1933 and 1993–1996 are consistent with the …