REU: Organized Island Wakes and the Retention and Recruitment of Larval Reef Fish

这项跨学科的研究将研究在一个孤立的岛屿附近保留鱼苗的物理和生物机制，在这种情况下是巴巴多斯。我们将详细研究一种特定的物理机制。由盛行洋流与岛屿相互作用产生的涡流再循环导致了一种保留机制，该机制允许在平均洋流中补充将被卷走的幼鱼。

This interdisciplinary study will examine the physical and biological mechanisms for retention of fish larvae in the vicinity of an isolated island, Barbados in this case. One specific physical mechanism will be examined in detail. The recirculation in eddies generated by interaction of the prevailing current with the island leads to a retention mechanism that allows recruitment of larval fish that would be swept away in the mean current.