Recruitment dynamics in benthic species

Semibalanus balanoides in Scotland

In species with complex life cycles, recruitment can be affected by larval settlement and supply, but also by larval phenology.

We study:

Larval phenology
Role of behaviour and oceanography on larval transport and consequences on metapopulation connectivity and self-recruitment.
Processes affecting settlement rates
Consequences of settlement density, larval experience and post-metamorphic growth for recruitment .
Dispersal by rafting (on floating substrata)

Selected publications:

Scale-dependent natural variation in larval nutritional reserves in a marine invertebrate: implications for recruitment and cross-ecosystem coupling.

Giménez L, Torres G, Pettersen AK, , Burrows MT, Estevez A, Jenkins SR (2017) Marine Ecology Progress Series 570:141-165.

Persistent and context-dependent effects of the larval feeding environment on post-metamorphic performance through the adult stage.

Torres G, Giménez L, Pettersen AK, Bue M, Burrows MT, Jenkins SR (2016) Marine Ecology Progress Series 545: 147-160.

Combining traits and density to model recruitment of sessile organisms.

Giménez L, Jenkins SR (2013) PLoS ONE 8(3):e57849. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057849

Physical and biological controls on larval dispersal and connectivity in a highly energetic shelf sea.

Robins, P.E., Neill, S.P., Giménez, L., Jenkins, S.R. and Malham, S.K. (2013) Limnol Oceanogr 58, 505-524

A numerical study of marine larval dispersal in the presence of an axial convergent front.

Robins PE, Neill SP, Giménez L. (2012) Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 100, 172-185.

Exploring mechanisms linking temperature increase and larval phenology: The importance of variance effects.

Giménez L, 2011.J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 400, 227-235.

Settlement of shore crab Carcinus maenas on a mesotidal open habitat in the context of transport processes.

Giménez L, Dick S, 2007. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 338, 159-168.