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.

本数据集隶属于一套整合实验序列，旨在探究扩散过程如何影响邻体的密度与亲缘关系，以及邻体的密度与亲缘关系反过来又如何对个体适合度产生影响。研究人员在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）附近的浅海（水深小于2米）海草生境中，针对一种海洋苔藓虫（marine bryozoan）的扩散核（dispersal kernels）开展了实证估算，该采样点的坐标为北纬29°54′、西经84°30′。多数幼体在母群体约1米范围内完成定居，不过仍有部分幼体的扩散距离至少可达数十米。