@article{fdi:010097400, title = {{S}eascape connectivity shapes genetic and species ?-{D}iversity in tropical reef fishes}, author = {{V}ilcot, {M}. and {K}eggin, {T}. and {A}lbouy, {C}. and {D}onati, {G}. {F}. {A}. and {A}costa-{C}haparro, {A}. and {B}orrero-{P}{\'e}rez, {G}. {H}. and {C}heutin, {M}. and {C}orredor, {J}. {D}. {G}. and {H}ocd{\'e}, {R}{\'e}gis and {J}uhel, {J}. and {M}arques, {V}. and {M}ouillot, {D}. and {M}utis-{M}artinezguerra, {M}. and {P}olanco, {F}. {A}. and {V}ermeij, {M}. {J}. {A}. and {P}ellissier, {L}. and {M}anel, {S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{H}abitat configuration governs the movement of organisms across landscapes, thereby shaping both population structure and community assembly. {W}hile theoretical and empirical studies have assessed how habitat connectivity simultaneously influences intra- and interspecific diversity, direct comparisons across contrasting biogeographic regions remain limited. {H}ere, we investigate patterns of genetic and species beta-diversity in tropical reef fishes across two ocean basins with distinct spatial configurations: the {C}aribbean {S}ea and the {W}estern {I}ndian {O}cean. {U}sing a comparative framework based on species occurrence data from five fish families and single nucleotide polymorphism ({SNP}) data from 19 species, we detected significant isolation by distance at both population and community levels in the {W}estern {I}ndian {O}cean, but only at the community level in the {C}aribbean {S}ea. {A}dditionally, genetic and species beta-diversity were positively correlated among species in the {W}estern {I}ndian {O}cean, but not in the {C}aribbean {S}ea. {T}ogether, these results suggest that the shorter inter-reef distances of the {C}aribbean {S}ea promote higher connectivity, leading to a decoupling of intra- and interspecific beta-diversity patterns.}, keywords = {connectivity ; isolation by distance ; marine fish ; species-genetic ; diversity correlation ; beta-diversity ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {MER} {DES} {ANTILLES} ; {CARAIBES} {MER}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}cology and {E}volution}, volume = {16}, numero = {6}, pages = {e73760 [12 ]}, ISSN = {2045-7758}, year = {2026}, DOI = {10.1002/ece3.73760}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010097400}, }