Table 1 Model input parameters of interest used in the sensitivity analysis for the Port Phillip Bay marine population connectivity model

RO

Reproductive output (larvae) per unit area

[100, 10,000]

A

Daily larval mortality (Weibull rate parameter)

[0.01, 0.50]

B

Daily larval mortality (Weibull shape parameter)

[0.50, 1.0]

PreP

Proportion of maxPLD required for competency

[0.05, 0.95]

ComR

Rate of transition to being competent for settlement

[0.05, 0.50]

DevP

Initial relative developmental time as passive w/initFV

[0.05, 0.95]

iFV

Fall velocity during DevT (ms⁻¹, positive up)

[−0.001, 0.001]

K

Diffusivity, or the biological-physical repulsion among larvae (m²s⁻¹)

[0.01, 1.00]

Behav

Vertical behaviour strategy: Passive, Benthic-seeking (1), or Diel migration (2).

[0, 1, 2]

Sp

Behaviour parameter: Swimming capacity Vertical swim speed is scaled at 5 % of this. (ms⁻¹)

[0.001, 0.100]

TD

Behaviour parameter: Target depth (m)

[0.5, 20.0]

HmD

Behaviour parameter: Habitat detect distance (km)

[0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10]

PLD

Maximum duration of larval stage (days)

[1, 50]

S_r

Post-settlement survival prior to recruitment

[0, 1]

rf

Unique reefs within PPB system (ID)

[3, 10, 12, 16, 18, 23, 26, 32]

rls

Date of larval release

[July1 2009, October 1 2009, & January 1 2010]