Metacommunity ecology addresses the situation where sets of local communities are
connected by the dispersal of a number of potentially interacting species. Aquatic systems …

Ecological resilience to climate change is a combination of resistance to increasingly
frequent and severe disturbances, capacity for recovery and self-organization, and ability to …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 677–689 Abstract Although some organisms have moved to
higher elevations and latitudes in response to recent climate change, there is little …

Genetic analyses of marine population structure often find only slight geographic
differentiation in species with high dispersal potential. Interpreting the significance of this …

Population connectivity plays significant roles on both evolutionary and ecological time-
scales; however, quantifying the magnitude and pattern of exchange between populations of …

Rapid and radical degradation of the world's oceans is triggering increasing calls for more
effective approaches to protect, maintain, and restore marine ecosystems (Allison et al …

Larvae have been difficult to study because their small size limits our ability to understand
their behavior and the conditions they experience. Questions about larval transport focus …

Facultad Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo,
ChileCentro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA), Coquimbo, Chile* E-mail …

The dispersal of individuals among marine populations is of great importance to
metapopulation dynamics, population persistence, and species expansion. Understanding …