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Production of early‐life stages is the outcome of cumulative growth and mortality in larvae and juveniles. Feeding by larvae and predation on larvae have been considered as two primary processes controlling larval‐stage production of marine and estuarine fishes (Houde 2016). Successful or failed recruitments are the result of predator–prey (trophodynamic) interactions, mediated by the environment. This section emphasises how variability in growth and mortality influences recruitment.