Dispersal distance in a marine bryozoan in shallow seagrass habitats in St. Teresa, Florida, USA, between October and December 2017

This dataset is part of an integrated series of experiments to study how dispersal affects the density and relatedness of neighbors, and how the density and relatedness of neighbors in turn affect fitness. Dispersal kernels in a marine bryozoan were empirically estimated in shallow (less than 2 meters) seagrass habitats near the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory (FSUCML) in St. Teresa, Florida, USA (29° 54' N, 84° 30' W). Most larvae settled within approximately 1 meter of the maternal colony, although some could travel at least 10s of meters.本数据集属于一系列整合实验的组成部分，旨在探究扩散如何影响邻近个体的密度与亲缘关系，而邻近个体的密度和亲缘关系又会反过来作用于个体适合度（fitness）。本研究针对一种海洋苔藓虫（marine bryozoan）的扩散核（dispersal kernels）开展了实证估算，实验地点位于美国佛罗里达州圣特雷莎市佛罗里达州立大学海岸与海洋实验室（Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory, FSUCML）附近水深小于2米的浅海海草生境中，地理坐标为北纬29°54′、西经84°30′。多数幼体在距母群（maternal colony）约1米的范围内附着定居，不过仍有部分幼体的扩散距离至少可达数十米。