@article{fdi:010070178, title = {{C}onsidering reefscape configuration and composition in biophysical models advance seascape genetics}, author = {{V}an {W}ynsberge, {S}. and {A}ndr{\'e}fou{\¨e}t, {S}erge and {G}aertner-{M}azouni, {N}. and {T}iavouane, {J}. and {G}rulois, {D}. and {L}efevre, {J}{\'e}r{\^o}me and {P}insky, {M}. {L}. and {F}auvelot, {C}{\'e}cile}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}revious seascape genetics studies have emphasized the role of ocean currents and geographic distances to explain the genetic structure of marine species, but the role of benthic habitat has been more rarely considered. {H}ere, we compared the population genetic structure observed in {W}est {P}acific giant clam populations against model simulations that accounted habitat composition and configuration, geographical distance, and oceanic currents. {D}ispersal determined by geographical distance provided a modelled genetic structure in better agreement with the observations than dispersal by oceanic currents, possibly due to insufficient spatial resolution of available oceanographic and coastal circulation models. {C}onsidering both habitat composition and configuration significantly improved the match between simulated and observed genetic structures. {T}his study emphasizes the importance of a reefscape genetics approach to population ecology, evolution and conservation in the sea.}, keywords = {{PACIFIQUE} ; {VANUATU} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}los {O}ne}, volume = {12}, numero = {5}, pages = {e0178239 [23 p.]}, ISSN = {1932-6203}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0178239}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070178}, }