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Coastal pollution limits pelagic larval dispersal.
Nature communications - 1 Jan 2011
Puritz Jonathan B, Toonen Robert J
Abstract excerpt
The ecological impact of large coastal human populations on marine ecosystems remains relatively unknown. Here, we examine the population structure of Patiria miniata, the bat star, and correlate genetic distances with a model based on flow rates and proximity to P. miniata populations for the four major stormwater runoff and wastewater effluent sources of the Southern California Bight. We show that overall...
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