MEPS - Vol. 731 - Table of contents

THEME SECTION

Marine functional connectivity: a rich, multidisciplinary emerging field of research
Organizers: Audrey Darnaude, Federica Costantini, Ewan Hunter, Yael Teff-Seker, Myron Peck
Editors: Audrey Darnaude, Susanne E. Tanner, Maria Beger, Oscar Gaggiotti, Alejandro Gallego, Ewan Hunter, Pei-Yuan Qian, Myron Peck

This Theme Section presents current advances in the emerging field of marine functional connectivity (MFC), which refers to all the fluxes (of individuals, genes, and matter) resulting from the collective movements of marine organisms. Studying MFC is critical for understanding the complex relationships between marine species and their lifetime habitats, to accurately quantify worldwide fluxes of matter, and to predict how environmental drivers may alter marine ecosystem services. Contributions to this Theme Section illustrate the range of approaches applied in contemporary MFC studies and the diversity of ecosystems and taxa studied worldwide. They enrich current understanding of the role of MFC in ecosystem functioning and pave the way to improving MFC knowledge use for the conservation and management of marine and coastal habitats. This Theme Section was organized by COST Action CA19107 SEA-UNICORN, sponsored by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).

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Darnaude AM, Tanner SE, Hunter E, Costantini F
INTRODUCTION: Advancing research in marine functional connectivity for improved policy and management
MEPS 731:1-8 | Full text in pdf format

Jeannot LL, Mouronvalle C, Peyran C, Olabarria C, Beger M, Blanco A, Planes S
Deriving connectivity from relatedness: broad-scale isolation-by-distance in the shanny Lipophrys pholis
MEPS 731:9-26 | Full text in pdf format

García Alonso VA, Franco BC, Palma ED, Pájaro M, Capitanio FL
Integration of empirical and modelled data unravels spatiotemporal distribution and connectivity patterns of Fuegian sprat early life stages
MEPS 731:27-49 | Full text in pdf format

Balbar AC, Metaxas A, Wu Y
Comparing approaches for estimating ecological connectivity at a local scale in a marine system
MEPS 731:51-65 | Full text in pdf format

Barbut L, Lehuta S, Volckaert FAM, Lacroix G
REVIEW: Lessons from the calibration and sensitivity analysis of a fish larval transport model
MEPS 731:67-88 | Full text in pdf format

Muller C, Lett C, Porri F, Pattrick P, Bailey D, Denis H, Barrier N, Potts W, Kaplan DM
Coastal connectivity of an abundant inshore fish species: model-data comparison along the southern coast of South Africa
MEPS 731:89-104 | Full text in pdf format

Lett C, Malauene BS, Hoareau TB, Kaplan DM, Porri F
REVIEW: Corridors and barriers to marine connectivity around southern Africa
MEPS 731:105-127 | Full text in pdf format

Quigley CN, Roughan M, Chaput R, Jeffs AG, Gardner JPA
Simulating larval dispersal across the distribution of the New Zealand green-lipped mussel: insights into connectivity and source-sink dynamics
MEPS 731:129-145 | Full text in pdf format

Daban P, Hillinger A, Mucientes G, Blanco A, Alonso-Fernández A
Movement ecology determines isotopic niche width in the undulate skate Raja undulata
MEPS 731:147-158 | Full text in pdf format

Allgayer RL, Fernandes PG, Travis JMJ, Wright PJ
Spatial patterns of within-stock connectivity provide novel insights for fisheries management
MEPS 731:159-178 | Full text in pdf format

Stuart CE, Wedding LM, Pittman SJ, Serafy JE, Moura A, Bruckner AW, Green SJ
Seascape connectivity modeling predicts hotspots of fish-derived nutrient provisioning to restored coral reefs
MEPS 731:179-196 | Full text in pdf format

Gonzalez JG, Frédou T, Duarte-Neto PJ, Labonne M, Lira AS, Soares APC, Darnaude AM
Importance of estuaries for the horse-eye jack Caranx latus in northeastern Brazil: a case study of underestimated connectivity at the land-sea interface
MEPS 731:197-215 | Full text in pdf format

Bassi L, Tremblay R, Morissette O, Sirois P
Otolith elemental fingerprints reveal source-sink dynamics between two Greenland halibut nurseries in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf
MEPS 731:217-229 | Full text in pdf format

Ryan D, Wogerbauer C, Roche WK
Otolith microchemistry to investigate nursery site fidelity and connectivity of juvenile European sea bass in Ireland
MEPS 731:231-247 | Full text in pdf format

Hendrick GC, Nicholson MD, Narvaez P, Sun D, Packard A, Grutter AS, Sikkel PC
Diel fish migration facilitates functional connectivity of coral reef and seagrass habitats via transport of ectoparasites
MEPS 731:249-265 | Full text in pdf format

Fleming BFM, Beaulieu SE, Mills SW, Gaggiotti OE, Mullineaux LS
Ecological connectivity in Pacific deep-sea hydrothermal vent metacommunities
MEPS 731:267-278 | Full text in pdf format

Schwanck TN, Vizer LF, Thorburn J, Dodd J, Wright PJ, Donnan DW, Noble LR, Jones CS
Mitochondrial haplotypes reveal low diversity and restricted connectivity of the critically endangered batoid population in a Marine Protected Area
MEPS 731:279-291 | Full text in pdf format

Hansen FT, Erichsen AC, Saurel C, Freitas PS
Assessing the demographic connectivity of common cockles in a shallow estuary as a basis for fisheries management and stock protection efforts
MEPS 731:293-313 | Full text in pdf format