Vertical distribution of first stage larvae of the blue crab,Callinectes sapidus,at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay |
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Authors: | Anthony J Provenzano John R McConaugha Kathleen B Philips David F Johnson John Clark |
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Institution: | Department of Oceanography, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23508, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | The vertical distribution of stage I blue crab larvae, near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, was examined over four diurnal cycles. Each of two stations was occupied for 30 hours twice during the summer of 1979.On each of the four cruises, peak larval abundance occurred after a night time high slack tide, suggesting a synchronized hatch of blue crab larvae. 90–99% of all larvae collected were taken in the neuston layer. The apparent timing of the hatches to coincide with the beginning of an ebb tide and the concentration of larvae in the neuston layer strongly suggests seaward transport of these early stage larvae and the probability of offshore development. |
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Keywords: | Larval stages Chesapeake Bay crabs estuarine fauna |
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