Marine predator movements create seascape connectivity in remote coral reef ecosystems
The combination of animal tracking data, network analyses and machine learning allowed us to describe complex patterns of movement and habitat use within and between remote coral reef ecosystems and how they influence ecological connectivity over local and regional scales. Importantly, we suggest that the existing spatial protection across these remote coral reefs is effective in protecting the local-scale connectivity of mesopredators, yet broad-scale protection is required to effectively encompass the seascape connectivity of large predators which is crucial for the long-term health and stability of coral reef ecosystems.
Authors
- Robert Harcourt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4666-2934)
- Eric A. Treml (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4844-4420)
- Mark G. Meekan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3067-9427)
- Kate A. Lee
- Ronen Galaiduk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1019-2750)
- Ben Radford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1715-9109)
- Michele Thums (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8669-8440)
- Vinay Udyawer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5812-0740)
- Luciana C. Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6755-2799)
Institutions
- Australian Institute of Marine Science (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Sharks Pacific (CK)
- Ocean Energy (Norway) (NO)
- Sydney Institute of Marine Science (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Movement Ecology
- Published
- 2025-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-025-00598-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72