diff --git a/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts b/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts index 74d9bfa..a37d003 100644 --- a/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts +++ b/src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts @@ -3187,4 +3187,14 @@ export const papersCitingParcels: Paper[] = [ abstract: 'Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) recruitment around Taiwan is influenced by regional ocean circulation, but how variability in Kuroshio intrusion shapes its spatial distribution remains unclear. We examined the relationship between winter Kuroshio intrusion strength and the redistribution of Japanese glass eel recruitment using reported recruitment records from the Pingtung region and Yilan (Toucheng) during 11 consecutive recruitment seasons spanning 2009–2010 through 2019–2020 (labeled by ending years 2010–2020). Intrusion strength was represented by a DJF-averaged, sign-reversed Kuroshio intrusion index (KI*) derived from the Luzon Strait region. The southern reported recruitment proportion increased significantly with KI* (R² = 0.68, p = 0.002), and a stronger relationship was observed for the natural-log-transformed relative reported recruitment ratio between the Pingtung region and Yilan (Toucheng) (R² = 0.76, p < 0.001). Satellite-derived sea level anomaly and geostrophic surface currents showed structures consistent with enhanced westward exchange across the Luzon Strait during the high southern-recruitment year. Spatial correlations indicated coherent circulation variability around Taiwan and in the downstream Kuroshio region. Passive Lagrangian particle-tracking experiments showed enhanced transport connectivity toward southern and northeastern Taiwan under stronger-intrusion conditions, with a larger relative increase toward the Pingtung region. El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variability was significantly associated with KI*, whereas its direct relationship with recruitment redistribution was weaker, suggesting that KI* is a more proximal regional circulation indicator than ONI alone. These results link Kuroshio intrusion variability to circulation-dependent redistribution of Japanese glass eel recruitment around Taiwan.', }, + { + title: + 'Unraveling Short-Term Coral Connectivity: The Dominant Influence of Tides on Larval Retention in the Great Barrier Reef', + published_info: + 'Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 131, e2025JC023633', + authors: 'Lee, KC, J Pitchford, A Vila-Concejo, J Hill (2026)', + doi: 'https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JC023633', + abstract: + 'The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is the worlds largest coral reef system, stretching 2,000 km along Australias north-east continental shelf, where it experiences complex and intricate tidal dynamics. Despite being one of the most studied reef systems, the extent to which local hydrodynamic processes drive local retention, where larvae return to the natal reef they were released from, as a key mechanism underpinning coral connectivity, remains poorly understood. This study examines how tidal dynamics and wind dynamics influence coral connectivity across the GBR, focusing on short-term larval local retention. High-resolution unstructured mesh hydrodynamic modeling (250–20,000 m) was used to drive Lagrangian particle tracking to assess differences between wind driven connectivity, tidally driven connectivity and combined connectivity. Results show that tides, particularly tight, asymmetric, tidal ellipses, play a critical role in driving larval retention, whereas wind disrupts local retention and drives dispersal away from natal reefs. Reef location within the GBR heavily dictates whether tides or wind are the dominant driver of larvae transportation. These findings help quantify the relative contributions of the physical drivers of coral connectivity, with implications for understanding reef resilience, forecasting connectivity and informing management.', + }, ]