Integrating seascape resistances and gene flow to produce area-based metrics of functional connectivity for marine conservation planning
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Abstract
Abstract Context Prioritizing regions that facilitate connectivity among populations is an essential principle for conservation planning. However, the lack of conspicuous geographical and environmental features that constrain dispersal and gene flow throughout life history challenges the characterization of dispersal pathways within a three-dimensional marine realm. Objectives To elucidate regions of high connectivity value in the marine environment, we develop a novel approach that integrates estimates of spatial genetic structure with representation of regions of high dispersal potential for meroplankton, incorporating elements of pelagic larval and benthic adult life history. Methods Spatial patterns of connectivity were characterized using circuit theory as an inverse function oceanographic- and habitat-based resistance to movement. We integrate emergent spatial patterns of connectivity with population genetic data to account for realized patterns of gene flow across a seascape. We apply this approach to four broadly distributed species in the Northwest Atlantic. Results Estimates of resistance to gene flow revealed multiple connectivity barriers not observed in oceanographic or habitat models. Comparison of isolation-by-distance versus isolation-by-resistance revealed genetic variation was best explained by seascape resistance in three of four species, supporting the resistance-based assessments of connectivity. Our approach identified areas of high and low connectivity value for each species, with overlap generally associated with geographic pinch points and areas of low genetic exchange. Conclusions By integrating spatial interpolations of gene flow and estimated pathways for dispersal, we develop a novel area-based metric of connectivity that considers life-history based structural constraints to dispersal and observed genetic variation. Outputs from this workflow can reveal regions of connectivity for conservation planning.
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Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.
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