Connectivity Through Time
Arrival of Bicolor Damselfish
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Figure 3. Connectivity Through Time: Time series of daily arrival of bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus) larvae from Pulley Ridge and the Florida Keys. The color of each node in the graph represents the daily probability of connectivity, with highest probability in red, lowest probability in blue, and no connections in white. WK = Western Keys (25 sites), LK = Lower Keys (10 sites), MK = Middle Keys (5 sites), UK = Upper Keys (8 sites), PR = Pulley Ridge. Virtual larvae are released in the biophysical model in three Pulley Ridge locations from 2004 to 2008. Dashed lines delineate different depth strata, i.e., shallow = 0-20 meters, mid = 20-40 meters, deep = 40-80 meters. The mid and deeper strata represent the mesophotic coral ecosystem (MCE) in the model.

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