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The Baltic Sea as a model system for studying postglacial colonization and ecological differentiation, exemplified by the red alga Ceramium tenuicorne.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2002
Gabrielsen T M, Brochmann C, Rueness J
Abstract excerpt
The Baltic Sea provides a unique model system for studying genetic effects of postglacial colonization and ecological differentiation, because all marine organisms must have immigrated after the opening of the Danish Straits 8000 years ago and responded to the development of the steep Skagerrak-Baltic salinity gradient. The red alga Ceramium tenuicorne shows conspicuous variation in growth and reproduction along...
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