Table 1. Glossary of often used terms.

Terms and definitions used throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago connectivity study.

Potential connectivity	The modeled estimate of connectivity of a site using physical oceanographic attributes and limited biological factors influencing dispersal ability of the particles.
Settlement	In this study we define settlement as any particle within 5km of the center of a habitat pixel on day 45 after release
Self-recruitment	A particle that settles back onto the same island from which it was released
Connectivity break	An area over which few, if any, particles are exchanged
Source-sink index	The ratio of export of particles and import of particles to an area, divided by the total number of successfully transported particles.