Trade-offs between risks of predation and starvation in larvae make the shelf break an optimal spawning location for Atlantic Bluefin tuna
T. A. Shropshire, S. L. Morey, E. P. Chassignet, M. Karnauskas, V. J. Coles, E. Malca, R. Laiz-Carrion, O. Fiksen, P. Reglero, A. Shiroza, J. Maria Quintanilla Hervas, T. Gerard, J. Lamkin, M. R. Stukel
This study models larval Atlantic Bluefin tuna mortality to show that spawning near the shelf break balances predation and starvation risks, optimizing larval survival.
bioRxiv · Nov 1, 2020Ecology