Variable | Description |
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Per reef patch | Â |
I. Local settlement | |
LRa | Local retention |
SR | Self-recruitment (with eight-patch metapopulation) |
H’ | Shannon index of diversity of settlers (sensitive to weak connections) |
II. Downstream connectivity | |
mdGa | Median geographic distance of downstream connections |
mxG | Maximum distance of downstream connections |
S | Total proportion of larvae that settle downstream |
dC | Out-degree, total number of downstream connections |
Cw a | Weighted degree centrality as dC(1-α) x Sα; dp is d as proportion of total possible connections; α = 0.5 |
III. Metapopulation consequences | |
λM a | Metapopulation growth rate with variable population sizes, fecundity, & survival [6] |
λmax | Metapopulation capacity [5] |