Article
Conservation genomics of a critically endangered brown seaweed.
Journal of phycology - 1 Aug 2021
Mamo Lea T, Wood Georgina, Wheeler David, Kelaher Brendan P, Coleman Melinda A
Abstract excerpt
Seaweeds provide valuable ecosystem services, but many are undergoing global decline due to climate and anthropogenic stressors. The brown macroalga, Nereia lophocladia (hereafter called Nereia), is among only a handful of seaweeds globally to be listed as critically endangered and is only described from two known locations, but there exists little knowledge about this species. Here, we combine field surveys to...
Topics
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Ecosystem
- Endangered Species
- Genetic Variation
- Genome
- Genomics
- Phaeophyceae
- Population Density
- Seaweed
