Spatial coalescent connectivity through multi-generation dispersal modelling predicts gene flow across marine phyla

T Legrand, A Chenuil, E Ser-Giacomi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Gene flow governs the contemporary spatial structure and dynamic of populations as well as
their long-term evolution. For species that disperse using atmospheric or oceanic flows …

Sliding toward the collapse of Mediterranean coastal marine rocky ecosystems

J Garrabou, JB Ledoux, N Bensoussan… - Ecosystem collapse and …, 2021 - Springer
Climate change is one of the biggest emerging threats to marine biodiversity in the
Mediterranean Sea. In this chapter, we focus on the recurrent and large scale mass mortality …

Rare, long‐distance dispersal underpins genetic connectivity in the pink sea fan, Eunicella verrucosa

KL Macleod, TL Jenkins, MJ Witt… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Characterizing patterns of genetic connectivity in marine species is of critical importance
given the anthropogenic pressures placed on the marine environment. For sessile species …

Not out of the Mediterranean: Atlantic populations of the gorgonian Paramuricea clavata are a separate sister species under further lineage diversification

MAG Coelho, GA Pearson, JRH Boavida… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The accurate delimitation of species boundaries in nonbilaterian marine taxa is notoriously
difficult, with consequences for many studies in ecology and evolution. Anthozoans are a …

Molecular species delimitation methods and population genetics data reveal extensive lineage diversity and cryptic species in Aglaopheniidae (Hydrozoa)

B Postaire, H Magalon, CAF Bourmaud… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2016 - Elsevier
A comprehensive inventory of global biodiversity would be greatly improved by automating
methods for species delimitation. The Automatic Barcode Gap Discovery method, the …

A well-kept treasure at depth: precious red coral rediscovered in Atlantic deep coral gardens (SW Portugal) after 300 years

J Boavida, D Paulo, D Aurelle, S Arnaud-Haond… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The highly valuable red coral Corallium rubrum is listed in several
Mediterranean Conventions for species protection and management since the 1980s. Yet …

Potential for adaptive evolution at species range margins: contrasting interactions between red coral populations and their environment in a changing ocean

JB Ledoux, D Aurelle, N Bensoussan… - Ecology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Studying population‐by‐environment interactions (PEIs) at species range margins offers the
opportunity to characterize the responses of populations facing an extreme regime of …

Combining genetic and demographic data for the conservation of a Mediterranean marine habitat-forming species

R Arizmendi-Mejía, C Linares, J Garrabou, A Antunes… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The integration of ecological and evolutionary data is highly valuable for conservation
planning. However, it has been rarely used in the marine realm, where the adequate design …

Contrasting patterns of population structure and gene flow facilitate exploration of connectivity in two widely distributed temperate octocorals

LP Holland, TL Jenkins, JR Stevens - Heredity, 2017 - nature.com
Connectivity is an important component of metapopulation dynamics in marine systems and
can influence population persistence, migration rates and conservation decisions …

Genetic population structure of the precious coral Corallium japonicum in the Northwest Pacific

H Kise, A Iguchi, N Saito, Y Yoshioka, K Uda… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Population sizes of the Japanese red coral Corallium japonicum have been severely
affected by poaching and overfishing. Although genetic structure and connectivity patterns …