California Current Science Plan Table 8

Table 8. Summary of potential physical influence on major invertebrate populations.

Species | Author | Proposed mechanism | Physical co-variate | Response variable
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Dungeness crab | Johnson et al. 1986 | Transport, settlement | Wind stress | Catch
Wild 1980 | Egg devel. & hatching success | Temperature | Catch, hatch succ.
McConnaughey et al. 1992 | Larval transport & Settlement | Geostrophic transport | Settlement & catch
Hobbs et al. 1992 | Larval transport | Ekman transport | Larval Dist.&abun.
Love and Westphal 1981 | None | Sun spots | Catch
Wing et. al. (in press) | Alongshore transport | Wind, temperature, sea level | Settlement rate
Pandalid Shrimp | Hannah 1993 | Transport to nursery grounds | Spring transition, upwelling, sea level, temperature | Recruitment
Sea urchin | Ebert and Russell 1988 | Settlement success | Turbulence, upwelling, transport | Settlement
Wing et al. (in press) | Larval transport | Wind, temperature, sea level | Settlement rate
Common barnacle | Gaines et al. 1985 | Settlement success | Upwelling, transport | Recruitment
Roughgarden et al. 1988 | Settlement success | Upwelling, transport | Distribution
Roughgarden et al. 1991 | Settlement success | Upwelling, transport | Recruitment
Farrell et al. 1991 |  | Turbulence, upwelling, transport, fronts | Settlement

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