The Role of Mangroves in Retaining Penaeid Prawn Larvae in Klang Strait, Malaysia

The mangrove-fringed Klang Strait, Malaysia, retains approximately 65 billion penaeid prawn larvae annually prior to their settlement in coastal nursery grounds. This phenomenon appears to be due principally to tidal currents and lateral trapping in mangrove-fringed channels, the wind playing an ins...

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Main Authors: Chong, V.C., Sasekumar, A., Wolanski, E.
Format: Article
Published: Kluwer (now part of Springer) 1996
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/11735/
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1025938010474
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1025938010474
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Institution: Universiti Malaya