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dc.contributor.authorBryan-Brown, Dale N
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Christopher J
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Jane M
dc.contributor.authorConnolly, Rod M
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-19T01:02:41Z
dc.date.available2018-04-19T01:02:41Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn0171-8630
dc.identifier.doi10.3354/meps12418
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/373395
dc.description.abstractResearch into marine population connectivity (MPC)—the rate of transfer of organisms between locations—is important for our understanding of how marine systems operate as well as our ability to conserve them effectively. The large body of research in this field has never been quantitatively assessed to identify the manner in which research effort has been expended. We conducted an extensive quantitative literature review of >1000 studies and analysed the ‘What?’ and the ‘How?’ of MPC research. Publication rates increased dramatically in the mid-2000s, due to a surge of studies utilising genetic techniques and assessing larval dispersal, but studies assessing post-larval movement have not increased at the same rate. The MPC literature is dominated by bony fish, ~3 times more prevalent than the next most common taxonomic class (malacostracan crustaceans). The dispersal of some habitat-forming organisms (e.g. seagrasses, kelps) have been studied extensively (particularly corals), whereas other groups have received minimal attention (e.g. mangroves and saltmarshes). Spatially, studies have been concentrated around Europe, North America and Australia, in contrast to regions such as eastern and southern Asia and western Africa. These taxonomic, habitat and geographic biases are likely to impact our ability to predict and manage for connectivity in these systems due to the large variance in life-history traits and abiotic conditions between well-studied and under studied systems. We recommend that researchers refocus efforts towards under-studied regions, taxa and habitats to obtain a more representative understanding of the scales of connectivity and connectivity’s role in maintaining populations.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInter-Research
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom243
dc.relation.ispartofpageto256
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMarine Ecology Progress Series
dc.relation.ispartofvolume585
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOceanography
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOceanography not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchZoology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcological applications
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3708
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode370899
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3109
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4102
dc.titlePatterns and trends in marine population connectivity research
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.rights.copyright© 2017 Inter Research. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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gro.griffith.authorHughes, Jane M.
gro.griffith.authorConnolly, Rod M.


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