The decreasing availability of settlement surfaces affects the transition from larvae to early recruitment of the scallop argopecten purpuratus through El Niño and La Niña episodes

ABSTRACT: Despite their importance as a larval source for the aquaculture industry in several countries, natural stocks of pectinids have been heavily impacted by a variety of natural and anthropogenic stressors. Here we studied the key transition from larvae to early recruitment using the largest n...