reefs and rain forests

Tue May 30 09:04:42 EDT 2000

The spatial dynamics of larval delivery make local supply a determining
factor even when net larval numbers are astronomically high.  This is one
contributor to spatial heterogeneity and "storage effects" on reefs.

Les Kaufman
Boston University Marine Program
Department of Biology
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