Particle tracking modelling in coastal marine environments: Recommended practices and performance limitations

S Garnier, ROH Murray, PA Gillibrand, A Gallego… - Ecological …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Particle tracking models (PTMs) can simulate the dispersal of particulate and dissolved
material in the marine environment that are difficult to observe directly–including organic …

Assessment of a Lagrangian model using trajectories of oceanographic drifters and fishing devices in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean

H Amemou, V Koné, A Aman, C Lett - Progress in Oceanography, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract In the Tropical Atlantic Ocean, we assessed the accuracy of a Lagrangian model
(Ichthyop) forced with velocity fields from a hydrodynamical model (CROCO) and two …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of resolving nearshore currents in coastal dispersal models

SL Ward, PE Robins, A Owen, J Demmer, SR Jenkins - Ocean Modelling, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Biophysical models often require shelf-scale domains to map larval dispersal over several
weeks, presenting a computational challenge. This can be overcome by decreasing model …

Marine step**‐stones: Connectivity of Mytilus edulis populations between offshore energy installations

JWP Coolen, AR Boon, R Crooijmans… - Molecular …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Recent papers have suggested that epifaunal organisms use artificial structures as step**‐
stones to spread to areas that are too distant to reach in a single generation. With thousands …

Ecological coherence of Marine Protected Areas: New tools applied to the Baltic Sea network

PR Jonsson, PO Moksnes, H Corell… - Aquatic …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Spatial connectivity is an essential process to consider in the design and assessment of
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). To help maintain and restore marine populations and …

How larval traits of six flatfish species impact connectivity

L Barbut, C Groot Crego… - Limnology and …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Connectivity and dispersal are important factors for ecosystem dynamics, conservation, and
resource management. Dispersal and recruitment success are determined in early life for …

Contrasting impacts of climate change on connectivity and larval recruitment to estuarine nursery areas

H Cabral, H Drouineau, A Teles-Machado… - Progress in …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Connectivity between spawning grounds and recruitment areas of marine fish species drives
population structure and dynamics, and may be affected by climate-induced changes in …

Surface drifters in the German Bight: model validation considering windage and Stokes drift

U Callies, N Groll, J Horstmann, H Kapitza… - Ocean …, 2017‏ - os.copernicus.org
Six surface drifters (drogued at about 1 m depth) deployed in the inner German Bight (North
Sea) were tracked for between 9 and 54 days. Corresponding simulations were conducted …

Life in the fast lane: Modeling the fate of glass sponge larvae in the Gulf Stream

S Wang, E Kenchington, Z Wang… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Effective conservation management of deep-sea sponges, including design of appropriate
marine protected areas, requires an understanding of the connectivity between populations …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of wave-induced processes in a coupled wave–ocean model on particle transport simulations

J Staneva, M Ricker, R Carrasco Alvarez, Ø Breivik… - Water, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
This study investigates the effects of wind–wave processes in a coupled wave–ocean
circulation model on Lagrangian transport simulations. Drifters deployed in the southern …