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larval retention: a standalone construct

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Marine ecology

the holding of larvae near their natal reef by local currents and behaviour, so that new recruits come from local spawning.

In marine ecology, larval retention refers to the holding of larvae near their natal reef by local currents and behaviour, so that new recruits come from local spawning. This meaning comes from Swearer (1999) in Nature.[1]

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References

Swearer, S. E., Caselle, J. E., Lea, D. W., & Warner, R. R. (1999). Larval retention and recruitment in an island population of a coral-reef fish. Nature, 402(6763), 799-802. https://doi.org/10.1038/45533

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