Predicting the fate of eDNA in the environment and implications for studying biodiversity

JB Harrison, JM Sunday… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Environmental DNA (eDNA) applications are transforming the standard of characterizing
aquatic biodiversity via the presence, location and abundance of DNA collected from …

Putatively adaptive genetic variation in the giant California sea cucumber (Parastichopus californicus) as revealed by environmental association analysis of restriction …

A Xuereb, CM Kimber, JMR Curtis… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the spatial scale of local adaptation and the factors associated with adaptive
diversity are important objectives for ecology and evolutionary biology, and have significant …

Successful validation of a larval dispersal model using genetic parentage data

M Bode, JM Leis, LB Mason, DH Williamson… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Larval dispersal is a critically important yet enigmatic process in marine ecology, evolution,
and conservation. Determining the distance and direction that tiny larvae travel in the open …

Asymmetric oceanographic processes mediate connectivity and population genetic structure, as revealed by RAD seq, in a highly dispersive marine invertebrate …

A Xuereb, L Benestan, É Normandeau… - Molecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Marine populations are typically characterized by weak genetic differentiation due to the
potential for long‐distance dispersal favouring high levels of gene flow. However, strong …

Large-scale impacts of sea star wasting disease (SSWD) on intertidal sea stars and implications for recovery

CM Miner, JL Burnaford, RF Ambrose, L Antrim… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Disease outbreaks can have substantial impacts on wild populations, but the often patchy or
anecdotal evidence of these impacts impedes our ability to understand outbreak dynamics …

Habitat continuity and stepping‐stone oceanographic distances explain population genetic connectivity of the brown alga Cystoseira amentacea

R Buonomo, J Assis, F Fernandes… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Effective predictive and management approaches for species occurring in a metapopulation
structure require good understanding of interpopulation connectivity. In this study, we ask …

Physical barriers and environmental gradients cause spatial and temporal genetic differentiation of an extensive algal bloom

A Godhe, C Sjöqvist, S Sildever, J Sefbom… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To test if a phytoplankton bloom is panmictic, or whether geographical and
environmental factors cause spatial and temporal genetic structure. Location Baltic Sea …

Whole‐genome sequencing reveals forgotten lineages and recurrent hybridizations within the kelp genus Alaria (Phaeophyceae)

TT Bringloe, D Zaparenkov, S Starko… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The genomic era continues to revolutionize our understanding of the evolution of
biodiversity. In phycology, emphasis remains on assembling nuclear and organellar …

A biophysical model and network analysis of invertebrate community dispersal reveals regional patterns of seagrass habitat connectivity

J Cristiani, E Rubidge, C Forbes… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The dispersal of marine organisms is a critical process for the maintenance of biodiversity
and ecosystem functioning across a seascape. Understanding the patterns of habitat …

Sedimentary ancient DNA: a new paleogenomic tool for reconstructing the history of marine ecosystems

NL Nguyen, D Devendra, N Szymańska… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Sedimentary ancient DNA (seda DNA) offers a novel retrospective approach to
reconstructing the history of marine ecosystems over geological timescales. Until now, the …