Numerical modelling and graph theory tools to study ecological connectivity in the Great Barrier Reef

Christopher James Thomas^a✉, Jonathan Lambrechts^a, Eric J. Wolanski^b, Vincent Traag^c, Vincent D. Blondel^c, Éric Deleersnijder^{a d}, Emmanuel Hanert^e

1. ^aUniversité catholique de Louvain, Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering (iMMC), Avenue G. Lemaître 4-6, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
2. ^bJames Cook University, TropWATER and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook Drive, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia
3. ^cUniversité catholique de Louvain, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Electronics and Applied Mathematics (ICTEAM), Avenue G. Lemaître 4-6, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
4. ^dUniversité catholique de Louvain, Earth and Life Institute (ELI), Georges Lemaître Centre for Earth and Climate Research (TECLIM), Place Louis Pasteur 3, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
5. ^eUniversité catholique de Louvain, Earth and Life Institute (ELI), Croix du Sud 16, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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