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Title: | Gradients of genetic diversity and differentiation across the distribution range of a Mediterranean coral: Patterns, processes and conservation implications |
Author: | Ledoux, Jean-Baptiste Ghanem, Raouia Horaud, Mathilde López-Sendino, Paula Romero-Soriano, Valèria Antunes, Agostinho Bensoussan, Nathaniel Gómez-Gras, Daniel Linares Prats, Cristina Machordom, Annie Ocaña, Oscar Templado González, José Leblois, Raphaêl Ben Souissi, Jamila Garrabou, Joaquim |
Keywords: | Coralls Àrees marines protegides Mediterrània (Mar) Corals Marine protected areas Mediterranean Sea |
Issue Date: | 1-Nov-2021 |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
Abstract: | Aim: How historical and contemporary eco-evolutionary processes shape the patterns of genetic diversity and þÿdifferentiation across species distribution range remain Focusing on the orange stony coral, Astroides calycularis, we (a) characterized the pattern of neutral genetic diversity across the distribution range; (b) gave insights into the underlying processes; and (c) discussed conservation implications with emphasis on a national park located on a hotspot of genetic diversity. Location: South Mediterranean Sea and Zembra National Park. Methods: We combined new data from 12 microsatellites in 13 populations located in the Centre and in the Western Periphery of the distribution range with a published dataset including 16 populations from the Western and Eastern Peripheries. We analysed the relationship among parameters of genetic diversity (He, Ar(g)) and structure (population-specific FST) and two measures of geographic peripherality. We compared two estimators of pairwise genetic structure (GST, DEST) across the distribution range. The evolutionary and demographic history of the populations following the Last Glacial Maximum was reconstructed using approximate Bayesian computations and maximum-likelihood analyses. We inferred the contemporary connectivity among populations from Zembra National Park and with the neighbouring area of Cap Bon. Results: We demonstrate a decrease in genetic diversity and an increase in genetic differentiation from the Centre to the Eastern and Western Peripheries of the distribution range. Populations from Zembra show the highest genetic diversity reported in the species. We identified a spillover effect towards Cap Bon. Main conclusions: The patterns of genetic diversity and þÿdifferentiation are most likely explained by the postglacial range expansion hypothesis rather than the þÿ central peripheral hypothesis. Enforcement of conservation |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13382 |
It is part of: | Diversity and Distributions, 2021, vol. 27, num. 11, p. 2104-2123 |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/183917 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13382 |
ISSN: | 1366-9516 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals) |
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