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Quantifying patterns and drivers of larval dispersal in Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) in the China Seas
Deep Sea and Polar Fisheries Research Center, and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
Environmental Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Leon Boegman
Environmental Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Shiliang Shan
Environmental Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Department of Physics and Space Science, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON K7K 7B4, Canada
Yongjun Tian
Deep Sea and Polar Fisheries Research Center, and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
Yang Liu
Deep Sea and Polar Fisheries Research Center, and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
Peng Sun
Deep Sea and Polar Fisheries Research Center, and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
Zhenjiang Ye
Deep Sea and Polar Fisheries Research Center, and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
Qinwang Xing
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
College of Marine Living Resource Sciences and Management, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
Jianchao Li
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Deep Sea and Polar Fisheries Research Center, and Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China
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Japanese anchovy is a highly abundant and important fish, where its larvae travel and settle after spawning were modeled here. Most larvae remain in nearby coastal waters, especially in the Bohai Sea, the northern Yellow Sea, and along the southern Shandong Peninsula. In contrast, larvae from the Changjiang Estuary can travel much farther, reaching distant regions. This highlights its key role in connecting populations and provides useful insight for fisheries management and conservation.
Japanese anchovy is a highly abundant and important fish, where its larvae travel and settle...
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