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Genetic connectivity in the broadcast-spawning coral Acropora digitifera analyzed by microsatellite markers on the Sekisei Reef, southwestern Japan.
Zoological science - 1 Mar 2009
Nakajima Yuichi, Nishikawa Akira, Isomura Naoko, Iguchi Akira, Sakai Kazuhiko
Abstract excerpt
Worldwide decline has been observed in coral populations due to environmental changes at both regional and global levels. Since corals have a typical metapopulation structure, the recovery of severely disturbed local populations depends on larval recruitment from outside the disturbed region. Therefore, the connectivity among local populations may play a key role in the disturbance/ recovery dynamics of coral...
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