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Article: Genetic biodiversity in the Baltic Sea: Species-specific patterns challenge management

TitleGenetic biodiversity in the Baltic Sea: Species-specific patterns challenge management
Authors
KeywordsPopulation genetics
Genetic diversity
Genetic barriers
Genetic divergence
Marine genetic biodiversity
Spatial structure
Issue Date2013
Citation
Biodiversity and Conservation, 2013, v. 22, n. 13-14, p. 3045-3065 How to Cite?
AbstractInformation on spatial and temporal patterns of genetic diversity is a prerequisite to understanding the demography of populations, and is fundamental to successful management and conservation of species. In the sea, it has been observed that oceanographic and other physical forces can constitute barriers to gene flow that may result in similar population genetic structures in different species. Such similarities among species would greatly simplify management of genetic biodiversity. Here, we tested for shared genetic patterns in a complex marine area, the Baltic Sea. We assessed spatial patterns of intraspecific genetic diversity and differentiation in seven ecologically important species of the Baltic ecosystem-Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), northern pike (Esox lucius), European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus), three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), nine-spined stickleback (Pungitius pungitius), blue mussel (Mytilus spp.), and bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus). We used nuclear genetic data of putatively neutral microsatellite and SNP loci from samples collected from seven regions throughout the Baltic Sea, and reference samples from North Atlantic areas. Overall, patterns of genetic diversity and differentiation among sampling regions were unique for each species, although all six species with Atlantic samples indicated strong resistence to Atlantic-Baltic gene-flow. Major genetic barriers were not shared among species within the Baltic Sea; most species show genetic heterogeneity, but significant isolation by distance was only detected in pike and whitefish. These species-specific patterns of genetic structure preclude generalizations and emphasize the need to undertake genetic surveys for species separately, and to design management plans taking into consideration the specific structures of each species.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/292788
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dc.contributor.authorWennerström, Lovisa-
dc.contributor.authorLaikre, Linda-
dc.contributor.authorRyman, Nils-
dc.contributor.authorUtter, Fred M.-
dc.contributor.authorAb Ghani, Nurul Izza-
dc.contributor.authorAndré, Carl-
dc.contributor.authorDeFaveri, Jacquelin-
dc.contributor.authorJohansson, Daniel-
dc.contributor.authorKautsky, Lena-
dc.contributor.authorMerilä, Juha-
dc.contributor.authorMikhailova, Natalia-
dc.contributor.authorPereyra, Ricardo-
dc.contributor.authorSandström, Annica-
dc.contributor.authorTeacher, Amber G.F.-
dc.contributor.authorWenne, Roman-
dc.contributor.authorVasemägi, Anti-
dc.contributor.authorZbawicka, Małgorzata-
dc.contributor.authorJohannesson, Kerstin-
dc.contributor.authorPrimmer, Craig R.-
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-17T14:57:13Z-
dc.date.available2020-11-17T14:57:13Z-
dc.date.issued2013-
dc.identifier.citationBiodiversity and Conservation, 2013, v. 22, n. 13-14, p. 3045-3065-
dc.identifier.issn0960-3115-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/292788-
dc.description.abstractInformation on spatial and temporal patterns of genetic diversity is a prerequisite to understanding the demography of populations, and is fundamental to successful management and conservation of species. In the sea, it has been observed that oceanographic and other physical forces can constitute barriers to gene flow that may result in similar population genetic structures in different species. Such similarities among species would greatly simplify management of genetic biodiversity. Here, we tested for shared genetic patterns in a complex marine area, the Baltic Sea. We assessed spatial patterns of intraspecific genetic diversity and differentiation in seven ecologically important species of the Baltic ecosystem-Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), northern pike (Esox lucius), European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus), three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), nine-spined stickleback (Pungitius pungitius), blue mussel (Mytilus spp.), and bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus). We used nuclear genetic data of putatively neutral microsatellite and SNP loci from samples collected from seven regions throughout the Baltic Sea, and reference samples from North Atlantic areas. Overall, patterns of genetic diversity and differentiation among sampling regions were unique for each species, although all six species with Atlantic samples indicated strong resistence to Atlantic-Baltic gene-flow. Major genetic barriers were not shared among species within the Baltic Sea; most species show genetic heterogeneity, but significant isolation by distance was only detected in pike and whitefish. These species-specific patterns of genetic structure preclude generalizations and emphasize the need to undertake genetic surveys for species separately, and to design management plans taking into consideration the specific structures of each species.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofBiodiversity and Conservation-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectPopulation genetics-
dc.subjectGenetic diversity-
dc.subjectGenetic barriers-
dc.subjectGenetic divergence-
dc.subjectMarine genetic biodiversity-
dc.subjectSpatial structure-
dc.titleGenetic biodiversity in the Baltic Sea: Species-specific patterns challenge management-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10531-013-0570-9-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84888291044-
dc.identifier.volume22-
dc.identifier.issue13-14-
dc.identifier.spage3045-
dc.identifier.epage3065-
dc.identifier.eissn1572-9710-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000327395300004-
dc.identifier.issnl0960-3115-

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