The role of nearshore ecosystems as fish and shellfish nurseries

Authors

Michael W. Beck, The Nature Conservancy and Center for Ocean Health, University of California Santa Cruz
Kenneth L. Heck, Dauphin Island Sea LaboratoryFollow
Kenneth W. Able
Daniel L. Childers, Department of Biological Sciences, Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International UniversityFollow
David B. Eggleston
Bronwyn M. Gillanders
Benjamin S. HalpernFollow
Cynthia G. Hayes
Kaho Hoshino
Thomas J. Minello, National Marine Fisheries Service, Galveston Laboratory
Robert J. Orth, William & Mary
Peter F. Sheridan
Michael P. Weinstein, Institute for Sustainability Studies, College of Science and Mathematics, Montclair University

Comments

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation through the Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research program under Cooperative Agreements #DBI-0620409 and #DEB-9910514. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Recommended Citation

Beck, M.W., K.L. HeckJr., K.W. Able, D.L. Childers, D.B. Eggleston, B.M. Gillanders, B.S. Halpern, C.G. Hays, K. Hoshino, T.J. Minello, R.J. Orth, P.F. Sheridan, M.P. Weinstein. 2003. The role of nearshore ecosystems as fish and shellfish nurseries. Issues in Ecology 11: 1-12.