Nearshore marine populations are structured in metapopulations that are connected through larval dispersal across national boundaries. One of the main challenges for effective management of these metapopulations is the need for partnerships between nations that share the same resource. By coupling large‐scale connectivity information to a dynamic population model, we analyzed the patterns of connectivity and population persistence for the Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) metapopulation both within and across national boundaries. Although spiny lobster subpopulations are highly connected at the basin scale, several nations located in the northern Caribbean and ecoregional networks could persist independently of the larger basin‐wide metapopulation. Based on these results, we propose transnational neighborhoods for spiny lobster management. Our analysis suggests that the dynamics and management of those subpopulations neighborhoods are not intrinsically dependent on “upstream” connectivity even though current rates of upstream larval supply are very high.

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尽管在高度开发的物种中普遍存在幼虫扩散，但种群模型显示出了意料之外的局部持久性模式

近岸海洋种群的结构是通过跨国家边界的幼体扩散而联系在一起的。有效管理这些人口的主要挑战之一是需要共享相同资源的国家之间建立伙伴关系。通过将大规模的连通性信息与动态种群模型耦合，我们分析了加勒比刺龙虾（Panulirus argus）的连通性和种群持久性模式）在国家边界之内和之间的人口迁移。尽管多刺龙虾亚种群在流域范围内高度相关，但位于北加勒比和生态区域网络的几个国家可能会独立于较大的流域范围的种群而继续存在。基于这些结果，我们提出了多刺龙虾管理的跨国社区。我们的分析表明，尽管当前上游幼体供应的比率很高，但这些亚种群邻域的动态和管理本质上不依赖于“上游”连通性。