Fig. 1From: Identifying the key biophysical drivers, connectivity outcomes, and metapopulation consequences of larval dispersal in the seaConceptual framework of the processes and drivers of population connectivity. Population connectivity refers to the exchange of individuals resulting from their biophysical dispersal, retention, and post-settlement survival. This 4-stage process may impact local patch demographics, metapopulation dynamics, and gene flow, and is spatially and temporally context dependent. Drivers highlighted with (*) are included in the modelling example of Port Phillip BayBack to article page