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Conservation of eelgrass (Zostera marina) genetic diversity in a mesocosm-based restoration experiment.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Ort Brian S, Cohen C Sarah, Boyer Katharyn E, Reynolds Laura K, Tam Sheh May, Wyllie-Echeverria Sandy
Abstract excerpt
Eelgrass (Zostera marina) forms the foundation of an important shallow coastal community in protected estuaries and bays. Widespread population declines have stimulated restoration efforts, but these have often overlooked the importance of maintaining the evolutionary potential of restored populations by minimizing the reduction in genetic diversity that typically accompanies restoration. In an experiment...
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