Dataset: Multispecies larval otolith increment data from samples collected on R/V F.G. Walton Smith cruises WS0714, WS0720, WS0809 in the Straits of Florida from 2007-2008 (FK Population Connectivity project)

Otolith increment data from five species of coral reef fish collected in the Straits of Florida as 1) larvae in the plankton inside and outside of mesoscales eddies, 2) late-stage larvae over reefs, and 3) juveniles in reef and rubble habitats.

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Shulzitski K, Sponaugle S, Hauff M, Walter K, D’Alessandro EK, Cowen RK (2015) Close encounters with eddies: oceanographic features increase growth of larval reef fishes during their journey to the reef. Biol Lett 20140746. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2014.0746

Shulzitski K, Sponaugle S, Hauff M, Walter K, Cowen RK (2016) Encounter with mesoscale eddies enhances survival to settlement in larval coral reef fishes. PNAS. doi:10.1073/pnas.1601606113