A review of biophysical models of marine larval dispersal

SE Swearer, EA Treml, JS Shima - Oceanography and Marine …, 2019 - library.oapen.org
Larval dispersal is arguably the most important but least understood demographic process
in the sea. The likelihood of a larva dispersing from its birthplace to successfully recruit in …

Beyond connectivity: how empirical methods can quantify population persistence to improve marine protected‐area design

SC Burgess, KJ Nickols, CD Griesemer… - Ecological …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Demographic connectivity is a fundamental process influencing the dynamics and
persistence of spatially structured populations. Consequently, quantifying connectivity is …

Climate change impacts on mismatches between phytoplankton blooms and fish spawning phenology

RG Asch, CA Stock, JL Sarmiento - Global change biology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Substantial interannual variability in marine fish recruitment (ie, the number of young fish
entering a fishery each year) has been hypothesized to be related to whether the timing of …

Estimating dispersal distance in the deep sea: challenges and applications to marine reserves

A Hilário, A Metaxas, SM Gaudron… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Population connectivity refers to the exchange of individuals among populations: it affects
gene flow, regulates population size and function, and mitigates recovery from natural or …

A review of marine phylogeography in southern Africa

PR Teske, S Von der Heyden, CD McQuaid… - South African Journal …, 2011 - journals.co.za
The southern African marine realm is located at the transition zone between the Atlantic and
Indo-Pacific biomes. Its biodiversity is particularly rich and comprises faunal and floral …

Identifying the key biophysical drivers, connectivity outcomes, and metapopulation consequences of larval dispersal in the sea

EA Treml, JR Ford, KP Black, SE Swearer - Movement ecology, 2015 - Springer
Background Population connectivity, which is essential for the persistence of benthic marine
metapopulations, depends on how life history traits and the environment interact to influence …

A general framework for propagule dispersal in mangroves

T Van der Stocken, AKS Wee, DJR De Ryck… - Biological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Dispersal allows species to shift their distributions in response to changing climate
conditions. As a result, dispersal is considered a key process contributing to a species' long …

Modelling dispersal and connectivity of broadcast spawning corals at the global scale

S Wood, CB Paris, A Ridgwell… - Global Ecology and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We develop the first global model of connectivity for a generic broadcast spawning
coral, and compare the results to connectivity estimates from genetic studies, general …

A synthesis of genetic connectivity in deep‐sea fauna and implications for marine reserve design

AR Baco, RJ Etter, PA Ribeiro… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
With anthropogenic impacts rapidly advancing into deeper waters, there is growing interest
in establishing deep‐sea marine protected areas (MPA s) or reserves. Reserve design …

Global-scale dispersal and connectivity in mangroves

T Van der Stocken, D Carroll… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Dispersal provides a key mechanism for geographical range shifts in response to changing
environmental conditions. For mangroves, which are highly susceptible to climate change …