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A Deepwater Dispersal Corridor for Adult Female Blue Crabs in Chesapeake Bay
Spatial processes and management of marine populations : proceedings of the Symposium on Spatial Processes and Management of Marine Populations, October 27-30, 1999, Anchorage, Alaska
Document Type
Book Chapter
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Editors
Gordton H. Kruse, Nicolas Bez, Anthony Booth, et al
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Publisher
University of Alaska Sea Grant College Program
Series
Alaska Sea Grant College Program report, AK-SG-01-02.
Abstract
In marine ecosystems, there is no empirical evidence for the utility of dispersal corridors in conservation, despite widespread migrations by mammals, fish, and invertebrates. We investigated the potential for a deepwater dispersal corridor (> 13 m depths) in protecting adult females of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, en route from shallow-water nursery and mating areas to the spawning sanctuary in lower Chesapeake Bay.
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Citation Information
Romuald N. Lipcius, Rochelle D. Seitz, William J. Goldsborough, Marcel M. Montane, et al.. "A Deepwater Dispersal Corridor for Adult Female Blue Crabs in Chesapeake Bay" Fairbanks, AlaskaSpatial processes and management of marine populations : proceedings of the Symposium on Spatial Processes and Management of Marine Populations, October 27-30, 1999, Anchorage, Alaska (2001) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rd-seitz/6/