diff --git a/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts b/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts index 947e551..303e550 100644 --- a/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts +++ b/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts @@ -3244,4 +3244,14 @@ export const papersCitingParcels: Paper[] = [ abstract: 'Hydrodynamic processes play a pivotal role in coastal basins by governing water mass formation and material transport from the coast to open sea. Although the Mediterranean Sea is oligotrophic, regions such as the Cilician Basin, one of the major coastal basins in the northeastern Levantine Sea, suffer from eutrophication due to significant riverine and groundwater nutrient inputs. Water mass formation and the hydrodynamic structure of the wider basin modulate the effects of these inputs. Consequently, understanding the hydrodynamic structure of the basin is critical for managing eutrophication and other anthropogenic stressors. Here, we provide the first basin-scale quantification of water residence time (RT) for the Cilician Basin. We employed two basin-wide cruises in the dry and wet seasons of 2022, combined with satellite altimetry and a Lagrangian particle-tracking model to delineate the hydrographic structure and water renewal time of the Cilician Basin. The model results indicated a mean water RT of 252 days, with significant vertical variability. The shortest and longest RTs were observed during the wet and dry seasons, respectively. Satellite altimetry analysis revealed that RTs were longer during cyclonic circulation than during anticyclonic circulation of the Latakia Eddy at the southern boundary of the basin, likely due to particle trapping within the eddy cores. Overall, basin hydrography and circulation displayed strong seasonality, with mesoscale eddies regulating the interannual variability. Thus, circulation dynamics are tightly coupled with the hydrographic structure of the basin, driving the spatial and temporal patterns of water renewal.', }, + { + title: + 'Dispersal corridors enhance modelled near-bed larval connectivity across deep-sea protected area networks', + published_info: 'Nature Ecology and Evolution', + authors: + 'James, MK, AEH Bridges, DOB Jones, CH Clubley, AM Knights, DSW DeJonge, KL Howell (2026)', + doi: 'https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03172-5', + abstract: + 'The Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) is the focal region for imminent deep-sea nodule mining, with over 1.1 million square kilometres already under exploration licence. Although the International Seabed Authority has designated Areas of Particular Environmental Interest (APEIs) to protect regional biodiversity from mining impacts, there has been no formal assessment of whether this network functions as a coherent connected system. Here we use Lagrangian dispersal modelling and network analysis to provide a region-wide assessment of modelled larval connectivity across the CCZ and show that simulated larval exchange among APEIs is extremely limited. Under physically driven near-bed dispersal and reasonable pelagic larval dispersal times of 19–69 days, fewer than 0.02% of particles reach another APEI, with inter-APEI gaps exceeding modelled dispersal capacity. CCZ-wide dispersal is structured into four semi-isolated connectivity communities, and under mining disturbance when self-supply is removed from Areas of Mining Interest, unprotected non-mining areas emerge as the dominant modelled source of replenishment. Strategic corridor additions increase inter-APEI dispersal 406-fold and nearly doubles modelled replenishment from protected areas under disturbance, providing a reproducible, connectivity-informed evidence base for conservation design ahead of commercial mining.', + }, ]