Scale dependence of accumulation-dispersal coefficient of marine organisms |
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| Authors: | Hideo Kawai |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Fisheries, Kyoto University, 606 Kyoto, Japan |
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| Abstract: | An attempt is made to find a relation betweenK, the absolute value of accumulation-dispersal coefficient of marine organisms referred to a region or a group (Kawai, 1986a), andL, the square root of the area of the region or the group over which the distribution density of organisms is averaged.K is estimated as shown below. For appropriate sampling time-intervals,K becomes greater than other coefficients such as population growth coefficient. Using this result, an order of magnitude ofK dependent onL is estimated from various data of temporal change in density. With the aid of a dependenceQ L
–2/3 (Kawai, 1985b), a relationKL
–2/3 is predicted for 30 cmL 30 km, whereQ andK are the root-mean-square values of area-averaged horizontal divergence of near-surface flows and of the accumulation-dispersal coefficient, respectively. The reason whyK tends to have the order of magnitude of weak or mediumQ is discussed. The doubling-halving time of the distribution density due to accumulation-dispersal,T, is related toK byT=(loge2)/¦K¦L
2/3. Finally, sampling time-intervals to estimate accumulation-dispersal coefficients are referred to. |
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