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The Identification, Conservation, and Management of Estuarine and Marine Nurseries for Fish and Invertebrates

The Identification, Conservation, and Management of Estuarine and Marine Nurseries for Fish and... Articles The Identification, Conservation, and Management of Estuarine and Marine Nurseries for Fish and Invertebrates MICHAEL W. BECK, KENNETH L. HECK, JR., KENNETH W. ABLE, DANIEL L. CHILDERS, DAVID B. EGGLESTON, BRONWYN M. GILLANDERS, BENJAMIN HALPERN, CYNTHIA G. HAYS, KAHO HOSHINO, THOMAS J. MINELLO, ROBERT J. ORTH, PETER F. SHERIDAN, AND MICHAEL P. WEINSTEIN earshore estuarine and marine ecosystems—e.g., A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE Nseagrass meadows, marshes, and mangrove forests— serve many important functions in coastal waters. Most no- HABITATS THAT SERVE AS NURSERIES FOR tably, they have extremely high primary and secondary pro- ductivity and support a great abundance and diversity of MARINE SPECIES AND THE FACTORS THAT fish and invertebrates. Because of their effects on the diver- sity and productivity of macrofauna, these estuarine and CREATE SITE-SPECIFIC VARIABILITY IN marine ecosystems are often referred to as nurseries in nu- NURSERY QUALITY WILL IMPROVE merous papers, textbooks, and government-sponsored re- ports (Boesch and Turner 1984, NRC 1995, Butler and Jer- CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF nakoff 1999). Indeed, the role of these nearshore ecosystems as nurseries is an established ecological concept accepted by THESE AREAS scientists, conservation groups, managers, and the public Michael Beck is director of the Coastal http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png BioScience Oxford University Press

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Oxford University Press
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© 2001 American Institute of Biological Sciences
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ISSN
0006-3568
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1525-3244
DOI
10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0633:TICAMO]2.0.CO;2
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Articles The Identification, Conservation, and Management of Estuarine and Marine Nurseries for Fish and Invertebrates MICHAEL W. BECK, KENNETH L. HECK, JR., KENNETH W. ABLE, DANIEL L. CHILDERS, DAVID B. EGGLESTON, BRONWYN M. GILLANDERS, BENJAMIN HALPERN, CYNTHIA G. HAYS, KAHO HOSHINO, THOMAS J. MINELLO, ROBERT J. ORTH, PETER F. SHERIDAN, AND MICHAEL P. WEINSTEIN earshore estuarine and marine ecosystems—e.g., A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE Nseagrass meadows, marshes, and mangrove forests— serve many important functions in coastal waters. Most no- HABITATS THAT SERVE AS NURSERIES FOR tably, they have extremely high primary and secondary pro- ductivity and support a great abundance and diversity of MARINE SPECIES AND THE FACTORS THAT fish and invertebrates. Because of their effects on the diver- sity and productivity of macrofauna, these estuarine and CREATE SITE-SPECIFIC VARIABILITY IN marine ecosystems are often referred to as nurseries in nu- NURSERY QUALITY WILL IMPROVE merous papers, textbooks, and government-sponsored re- ports (Boesch and Turner 1984, NRC 1995, Butler and Jer- CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF nakoff 1999). Indeed, the role of these nearshore ecosystems as nurseries is an established ecological concept accepted by THESE AREAS scientists, conservation groups, managers, and the public Michael Beck is director of the Coastal

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BioScienceOxford University Press

Published: Aug 1, 2001

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