Life-history traits explain variation in the larval dispersal potential of corals

1. Protecting and restoring corals is critical to conserve marine biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Anthropocene. Knowledge of coral larval dispersal dynamics can be used to identify important sites for coral metapopulation connectivity and to spatially optimise coral conservation efforts. However, we know little regarding the larval dispersal of many coral species and our understanding…

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