<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tilburg, Charles E.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Seay, Jennie E.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bishop, Thomas Dale</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Miller, W. R</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Meile, Christof</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Distribution and retention of Petrolisthes armatus in a coastal plain estuary: the role of vertical movement in larval transport</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">GCE</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2010.04.004</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">88</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">260-266</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Since transport of planktonic larval stages is essential to population maintenance and expansion of many marine species, we examined the spatial and temporal distribution of Petrolisthes armatus (Gibbes, 1850) larvae and the possible underlying physical and behavioral mechanisms responsible for these distributions using a combination of field observations and numerical modeling.  The field study consisted of observations of larval abundance and distribution as well as hydrographic surveys of the Satilla River estuary on the east coast of the USA in August 2006. Larvae were found throughout the water column within the tributaries but primarily at depth in the main river.  A numerical model was used to examine the effect of flow and possible larval behavior responsible for the observed distribution and the consequences for larval retention in the estuary. Model results that included downward larval movement agreed with the field observations.  This agreement provides support for the hypothesis that P. armatus larvae vertically migrate within the water column, which aids in their retention within the estuary.</style></abstract><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">LTER.2010-93292</style></accession-num></record></records></xml>