Simulation studies by individual-based modeling can help understanding of the mechanisms for survival during early life-stages. Intense aggregations of zooplankton in near-surface waters provide these conditions for larval fish. Among many individual and environmental aspects affecting mortality during the early life-stages of fish, encountering food at greater than average concentrations is regarded important for survival.
Disentangling physical–biological interaction processes during early life-stages of fish is crucial for the understanding of fish stock recruitment.
