Lett Christophe auteur aut IRD van der Lingen C. D. auteur aut IRD Loveday B. R. auteur aut IRD Moloney C. L. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access We synthesise and update results from the suite of biophysical, larval-dispersal models developed in the Benguela Current ecosystem. Biophysical models of larval dispersal use outputs of physical hydrodynamic models as inputs to individual-based models in which biological processes acting during the larval life are included. In the Benguela, such models were first applied to simulate the dispersal of anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus and sardine Sardinops sagax ichthyoplankton, and more recently of the early life stages of chokka-squid Loligo reynaudii and Cape hakes Merluccius spp. We identify how the models have helped advance understanding of key processes for these species. We then discuss which aspects of the early life of marine species in the Benguela Current ecosystem are still not well understood and could benefit from new modelling studies. specialized connectivity coupled physical-biological model early life stages eggs and larvae ichthyoplankton Lagrangian model Namibia South Africa upwelling system NAMIBIE AFRIQUE DU SUD BENGUELA 036 040 020 37 4 457-465 2015 1814-232X https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066024 10.2989/1814232x.2015.1105295 1814-232X [F B010066024] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066024 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2016/01/010066024.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2016-02-02 2025-07-04 fdi:010066024 fre