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Bergenius MA, Meekan MG, Robertson RD, et al. Larval growth predicts the recruitment success of a coral reef fish. Oecologia. 2002;131(4):521-525doi: 10.1007/s00442-002-0918-4.
Bergenius, M. A., Meekan, M. G., Robertson, R. D., & McCormick, M. I. (2002). Larval growth predicts the recruitment success of a coral reef fish. Oecologia, 131(4), 521-525. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-002-0918-4
Bergenius, Mikaela A, et al. "Larval growth predicts the recruitment success of a coral reef fish." Oecologia vol. 131,4 (2002): 521-525. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-002-0918-4
Bergenius MA, Meekan MG, Robertson RD, McCormick MI. Larval growth predicts the recruitment success of a coral reef fish. Oecologia. 2002 May;131(4):521-525. doi: 10.1007/s00442-002-0918-4. Epub 2002 May 01. PMID: 28547546.
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Oecologia. 2002 May;131(4):521-525. doi: 10.1007/s00442-002-0918-4. Epub 2002 May 01.

Larval growth predicts the recruitment success of a coral reef fish.

Oecologia

Mikaela A Bergenius, Mark G Meekan, Ross D Robertson, Mark I McCormick

Affiliations

  1. James Cook University, School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia. [email protected].
  2. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Tropical Fisheries, Building 42, Northern Territory University, Casuarina Campus, Darwin, NT, 0909, Australia.
  3. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá, c/o Unit 0948, APO AA 34002-0948, USA.
  4. James Cook University, School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.

PMID: 28547546 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-0918-4

Abstract

While growth rates of pelagic larvae have been argued to be one of the principal determinants of the recruitment success of temperate marine fishes, it is not known if this is the case in the tropics. Here, we use larval growth histories derived from otoliths of a Caribbean reef fish to show that monthly variation in the intensity of settlement and recruitment of pelagic juveniles onto reefs is positively correlated with variation in growth rates 1-2 weeks after larvae begin feeding. Our results suggest that the processes thought to underlie recruitment of marine fishes in temperate regions may also operate in the tropics and contrasts with current research on the causes of recruitment variability in coral reef fishes, which emphasises the role of larval transport.

Keywords: Critical period; Growth; Otolith; Plankton; Settlement

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