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| Garavelli, Lysel; Colas, Francois; Verley, Philippe; Kaplan, David Michael; Yannicelli, Beatriz; Lett, Christophe. |
| In marine benthic ecosystems, larval connectivity is a major process influencing the maintenance and distribution of invertebrate populations. Larval connectivity is a complex process to study as it is determined by several interacting factors. Here we use an individual-based, biophysical model, to disentangle the effects of such factors, namely larval vertical migration, larval growth, larval mortality, adults fecundity, and habitat availability, for the marine gastropod Concholepas concholepas (loco) in Chile. Lower transport success and higher dispersal distances are observed including larval vertical migration in the model. We find an overall decrease in larval transport success to settlement areas from northern to southern Chile. This spatial gradient... |
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| Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00311/42254/74190.pdf |
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