Larval transport and recruitment processes of southern rock lobster

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, October 2007

FRDC Project No. 2002/007

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• Fig. 1 Map and egg production
• Fig. 2 Phyllosoma moult day vs T
• Fig. 3 Mortality vs T
• Fig. 4 Vertical migration
• Fig. 5 Bathymetry
• Fig. 6 - Mean flow velocity 0-20m Fig. 7 - January mean Fig. 8 - July mean Fig. 9 - Standard deviation
• - as above, for other depth ranges and times of year
• Fig. 10 Map - puerulus settlement regions
• Fig. 11 Occurance day of stages - fast growth Fig. 13 - standard growth Fig. 15 - slow growth
• Fig. 12 Abundance vs day - fast growth Fig. 14 - standard growth Fig. 16 - slow growth
• Fig. 17 Observed annual cycle of puerulus settlement Fig. 18 - c.f. fast growth model Fig. 19 - standard growth model Fig. 20 - slow growth model
• Fig. 21 Puerulus settlement (fast growth model) c.f. wind Fig. 22 - standard growth model Fig. 23 - slow growth model
• - sealevel, winds, ocean temperature and colour compared with puerulus settlement observations
• Fig. 24 Dispersal of (fast growth model) phyllosoma at 30-d intervals showing stage, 2001 hatching
• - as above, all years - standard growth model - slow growth model
• Fig. 25 Dispersal of phyllosoma at 30-d intervals showing hatch region, 2001 hatching
• - as above, all years - standard growth model - slow growth model
• Fig. 26 Tracks of larvae recruiting to (upper panel), and hatched in (lower panel) the WA region, - fast growth model,- 2000 hatching
• Fig. 27 - Great Australian Bight Fig. 28 - Spencer Gulf Fig. 29 - Gulf St Vincent
• Fig. 30 - Robe Fig. 31 - Portland Fig. 32 - Eastern Victoria
• Fig. 33 - NW Tasmania Fig. 34 - SW Fig. 35 - SE Fig. 36 - NE
• - as above, all yearclasses, all regions - standard growth - slow growth
• Fig. 37 Distance travelled vs age of larvae, 2001-2004, fast growth
• - as above, other year groups - standard growth - slow growth
• Fig. 38 Age at settlement, fast growth, 2001-2004
• Fig. 39 Regional settlement rate per km of coastline
• Fig. 40 Breakdown of monthly settlement rate by origin of larvae
• Fig. 41 Regional indices of self-recruitment

Model SST, wind, current, T sections for the SA-Tas region:
• Fig. 42. Snapshot for 2 March 1995 - upwelling event off Robe.
• Animations: [1995] [1996] [1997] [1998]

• Panning animation of larvae
• Motion of larvae within the SA-Tas region: - fast growth model
  [1993-1995] [1994-1996] [1995-1997] [1996-1998] [1997-1999] [1998-2000] [1999-2001] [2000-2002] [2001-2003] [2002-2004]
• - standard growth model:
  [1999-2001]
• - slow growth model:
  [1999-2001]

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