Scientific publications
A scientific publication is an article in a peer-reviewed journal usually presenting an original piece of research, a review of a topic, or a perspective on a current, high-interest research topic.
Please find below the main scientific publications on issues related to MFC produced in the frame of SEA-UNICORN, including the link to the Theme Section on MFC (18 articles) organized in the MEPS journal in 2024.
Shaping research in marine functional connectivity for more integrated and effective marine science and management
Audrey M Darnaude, Susanne E Tanner, Andreu Blanco, Anna Sturrock, Yael Teff Seker, Ángel Pérez-Ruzafa, Jonne Kotta, Tamar Guy‐haim, Francisco Rafael Barboza, Manuel Hidalgo, Katell Guizien, Jerneja Penca, Lucía López, Maria Beger, Federica Costantini, Sophie Arnaud‐haond, Cynthia Riginos, Kris Hostens, Gil Rilov, Stelios Katsanevakis, Ewan Hunter
Biological Reviews
31 January 2026 at 11:00:00
marine connectivity, management, policy, ecology
Methods to estimate marine functional connectivity: A primer
Anna M Sturrock, Susanne E Tanner, Sophie Arnaud‐Haond, Jacopo Aguzzi, Francisco R Barboza, Maria Beger, Andreu Blanco, Deirdre Brophy, Marta Carreton, Amber‐Robyn Childs, Federica Costantini, Oscar E Gaggiotti, Bronwyn M Gillanders, José M González‐Irusta, Katell Guizien, Tamar Guy‐Haim, Stefanie Haase, Ewan Hunter, Jonne Kotta, Geneviève Lacroix, Rafet Ç Öztürk, Angel Pérez‐Ruzafa, Patrick Reis‐Santos, Cynthia Riginos, Gil Rilov, Buki Rinkevich, Guiomar Rotllant, David H Secor, Szymon Smoliński, Clive N Trueman, Benjamin D Walther, Audrey M Darnaude
Ecological Applications
1 January 2026 at 11:00:00
marine connectivity, methods, genetics, biologging, sclerochronology, modelling, historical ecology, palaeontology, archaeology
A systematic review of the current state of marine functional connectivity research
Susanne E Tanner, Anna M Sturrock, Rafet Ç Öztürk, Szymon Smoliński, Yahya Terzi, Patrick Reis-Santos, Francisco R Barboza, Andreu Blanco, Philippe Borsa, Rita Castilho, Federica Costantini, Ali M Feyzioğlu, Katell Guizien, Tamar Guy-Haim, David Michael Kaplan, Jonne Kotta, Christophe Lett, Filipe Martinho, Gerrit B Nanninga, Ángel Pérez-Ruzafa, Baruch Rinkevich, Benjamin Walther, Audrey M Darnaude
Marine Ecology Progress Series
15 July 2025 at 10:00:00
Crossing paths between empirical ecologists and meta-ecology modellers to advance marine functional connectivity estimation and prediction
Laura M Warmuth, Xiatong Cai, Filipe Martinho, Audrey M Darnaude, Szymon Smoliński, Manuel Hidalgo, Lucía López-López
Ecological Modelling
11 July 2025 at 10:00:00
marine connectivity, modelling, methods
Geohistorical insights into marine functional connectivity
Konstantina Agiadi, Bryony A Caswell, Rita Almeida, Ali Becheker,
Andreu Blanco, Cristina Brito, Manuel Jesús León-Cobo, Ellie-Mae E Cook, Federica Costantini, Merve Karakus , Fabien Leprieur, Cataixa López, Lucía López-López, Aaron O’Dea, Sven Pallacks, Irene Rabanal, Lotta Schultz, Susanne E. Tanner, Tatiana Theodoropoulou, Ruth H. Thurstan, Nina Vieira, Audrey M Darnaude
ICES Journal of Marine Science
1 August 2024 at 10:00:00
palaeontology, archaeology, historical ecology, geology, sclerochronology, genetics, methods
The SEA-UNICORN European COST Action: Advancing Knowledge on Marine Connectivity to Support Transition to a Sustainable Blue Economy
Audrey M Darnaude, Yael Teff Seker, Federica Costantini, Susanne Tanner, Anna Sturrock, Lucia Lopez Lopez, Manuel Hidalgo, Maria Beger, Ant Türkmen, Myron Peck, Filip Volkaert, Ewan Hunter
Marine Technology Society Journal
16 June 2022 at 22:00:00
marine connectivity, management, policy
Unifying approaches to Functional Marine Connectivity for improved marine resource management: the European SEA-UNICORN COST Action
Audrey M Darnaude, Sophie Arnaud-Haond, Ewan Hunter, Oscar Gaggiotti, Anna Sturrock , Maria Beger, Filip AM Volckaert, Angel Pérez-Ruzafa, Lucía López-López, Susanne E Tanner, Cemal Turan, Servet Ahmet Doğdu, Stelios Katsanevakis, Federica Costantini
Research Ideas and Outcomes
22 February 2022 at 07:00:00
marine connectivity, management, policy