Figure 4
From: Reef larval recruitment in response to seascape dynamics in the SW Atlantic
Monthly variations in Seascape classes in the study site (local scale ~ 30 km coastline, 465 km2) during 16 years before the recruitment samplings (January 2003 to December 2018). Differences in mean Seascape conditions were compared between the northern and southern areas of the study site, which exhibited distinct Seascape patterns during recruitment samplings (upper graph, (a), assessing the contribution of each Seascape class to the mean latitudinal variation (lower graph, (b), and quantifying the variation from the climatological mean (lower graph, b). Potential periods of reduced recruitment, when regional Seascapes are mostly dominated by warm high nutrient pelagic conditions, are highlighted (red squares; a,b). Note: line plots represent mean Seascape classes (upper graph, a); bars represent Seascape class residuals (lower graph, b).
