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Application of Enclosures to Studies on the Early Life History of Fishes

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Marine Mesocosms

Abstract

The sea is always moving, even when it is calm. For the marine scientist this reality creates overwhelming sampling problems when he wants to study the dynamics of almost any subject, including larval fish biology. The continuous hatching of larvae complicates the picture further. Therefore, it is difficult to estimate growth and mortality rates within a larval fish population (May 1974), populations of prey of larval fish, or predators on fish larvae. However, recent studies have made some promising progress in methodology (Ellertsen et al. in press b, Lasker 1975, Wright and Lough 1979).

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    Victor Øiestad

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  2. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida, 33149, U.S.A.

    Michael R. Reeve Ph.D (Professor of Biology and Living Resources) (Professor of Biology and Living Resources)

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Øiestad, V. (1982). Application of Enclosures to Studies on the Early Life History of Fishes. In: Grice, G.D., Reeve, M.R. (eds) Marine Mesocosms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5645-8_4

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