Recruitment of Infauna: Positive or Negative Cues?

摘要: The current paradigm for recruitment invokes passive transport of the larva in water column followed by larval choice habitat after deposition on or near bottom. Larval is typically considered to be based positive cues. I argue herein that evidence emphasizing rejection substrata negative cues at least as compelling acceptance Data from literature costs settlement sites, types emigration larvae and/or juveniles, and criteria which infaunal juveniles reject habitats are used support this thes.