Ontogenetic changes in depth distribution of juvenile flatfishes in relation to predation risk and temperature on a shallow-water nursery ground

Abstract

Stratified depth sampling was used to investigate the distributional changes of newly settled plaice Pleuronectes platessa and dabs Limanda limanda, and resident populations of shrimp Crangon crangon on a sandy beach. During the settlement period, the smallest newly settled plaice are found in deeper water than the larger fish that settled earlier. After settlement, plaice concentrate in water

Keywords

depth distribution; predation; competition; growth; sandy beaches; migration; plaice; dab; shrimp

Published in

Marine Ecology Progress Series
2002, volume: 229, pages: 233-244
Publisher: INTER-RESEARCH

SLU Authors

• Wennhage, Håkan

  • Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory
  • Kristineberg Marine Research Station

UKÄ Subject classification

Ecology

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps229233

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/42689