Garavelli L. auteur aut IRD Colas F. auteur aut IRD Verley Philippe auteur aut IRD Kaplan David auteur aut IRD Yannicelli B. auteur aut IRD Lett Christophe auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access In marine benthic ecosystems, larval connectivity is a major process influencing the maintenance and distribution of invertebrate populations. Larval connectivity is a complex process to study as it is determined by several interacting factors. Here we use an individual-based, biophysical model, to disentangle the effects of such factors, namely larval vertical migration, larval growth, larval mortality, adults fecundity, and habitat availability, for the marine gastropod Concholepas concholepas (loco) in Chile. Lower transport success and higher dispersal distances are observed including larval vertical migration in the model. We find an overall decrease in larval transport success to settlement areas from northern to southern Chile. This spatial gradient results from the combination of current direction and intensity, seawater temperature, and available habitat. From our simulated connectivity patterns we then identify subpopulations of loco along the Chilean coast, which could serve as a basis for spatial management of this resource in the future. specialized CHILI PACIFIQUE 036 11 1 e0146418 [22 p.] 2016 1932-6203 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066115 10.1371/journal.pone.0146418 1932-6203 [F B010066115] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066115 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers16-02/010066115.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2016-02-26 2017-08-23 fdi:010066115 fre