Limits to Substrate Choice by Larvae of Infaunal Polychaetesand Bivalves in Still Water and Flume Flows
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This work will focus on defining the biological and                         hydrodynamical constraints to sediment selection by invertebrate                animals living in muddy, estuarine sediments -- specifically                    polychaetes and clams.  Our understanding of the way in which                   invertebrate larvae are affected during the settlement and                      metamorphosis process now reveals the importance of physical                    forces on the ability to recruit to adult populations. Dr. Cheryl               Ann Butman, in collaboration with Dr. Judith Grassle, will define               the physical and biological limits on the ability of the larvae                 to select settlement sites.  This will provide predictive                       insights into the adaptive significance of invertebrate larval                  types and the ability of larvae to respond to perturbations to                  there natural environments.  The wealth of invertebrate species                 of commercial importance (e.g., clams, oysters and scallops) and                the ever-increasing impacts upon both natural and cultured                      populations will make this fundamental research on recruitment                  timely.
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