Beck, M.Heck Jr., K.Able, K.Childers, D.Eggleston, D.Gillanders, B.Halpern, B.Hays, C.Hoshino, K.Minello, T.Orth, R.Sheridan, P.Weinstein, M.2006-07-192006-07-192001BioScience, 2001; 51(8):633-6410006-35681525-3244http://hdl.handle.net/2440/12118Presents a study which asserts that a better understanding of habitats which serve as nurseries for marine species, as well as an understanding of the factors that create site-specific variability in nursery quality, will improve conservation and management of these areas. Discussion of the important functions of seagrass meadows, marshes, and mangrove forests; History of the nursery-role concept; Premise that some nearshore, juvenile habitats contribute disproportionally to the production of individuals that recruit to adult populations.en© 2001, American Institute of Biological SciencesJournal article002001196110.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0633:TICAMO]2.0.CO;20001706835000082-s2.0-003487208661145Gillanders, B. [0000-0002-7680-2240]