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SUBMITTER: Gary SF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7326968 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gary Stefan F SF Fox Alan D AD Biastoch Arne A Roberts J Murray JM Cunningham Stuart A SA
Scientific reports 20200630 1
Ecosystem connectivity is an essential consideration for marine spatial planning of competing interests in the deep sea. Immobile, adult communities are connected through freely floating larvae, depending on new recruits for their health and to adapt to external pressures. We hypothesize that the vertical swimming ability of deep-sea larvae, before they permanently settle at the bottom, is one way larvae can control dispersal. We test this hypothesis with more than [Formula: see text] simulated ...[more]