PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Roberts, Callum M.
TI  - Connectivity and Management of Caribbean Coral Reefs
AID  - 10.1126/science.278.5342.1454
DP  - 1997 Nov 21
TA  - Science
PG  - 1454--1457
VI  - 278
IP  - 5342
4099  - http://science.sciencemag.org/content/278/5342/1454.short
4100  - http://science.sciencemag.org/content/278/5342/1454.full
SO  - Science1997 Nov 21; 278
AB  - Surface current patterns were used to map dispersal routes of pelagic larvae from 18 coral reef sites in the Caribbean. The sites varied, both as sources and recipients of larvae, by an order of magnitude. It is likely that sites supplied copiously from “upstream” reef areas will be more resilient to recruitment overfishing, less susceptible to species loss, and less reliant on local management than places with little upstream reef. The mapping of connectivity patterns will enable the identification of beneficial management partnerships among nations and the design of networks of interdependent reserves.