Fine-scale variability in elemental composition of estuarine water and otoliths: Developing environmental markers for determining larval fish dispersal histories within estuaries

Joel Williams; Gregory P Jenkins; Jeremy S Hindell; Steve E Swearer

Journal article

Fine-scale variability in elemental composition of estuarine water and otoliths: Developing environmental markers for determining larval fish dispersal histories within estuaries

Joel Williams, Gregory P Jenkins, Jeremy S Hindell, Steve E Swearer

Limnology and Oceanography | WILEY | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1002/lno.10627

University of Melbourne Researchers

Gregory Jenkins Author Biosciences

Stephen Swearer Author Biosciences

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Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

We thank D. Corrie and E. Gee for their assistance with fieldwork. We also thank N. Barbee for her valuable knowledge and assistance with laboratory work and preparation of larval otoliths. This study was completed under a Fisheries Victoria research permit and with University of Melbourne ethics committee approval. We thank the anonymous reviewers for the valuable comments and suggestions. Funding for this study was provided by the Australian Research Council (LP0668997), Fisheries Victoria, Department of Sustainability and Environment, and the Gippsland Coastal Board.