Strong genetic differentiation and low genetic diversity in a habitat-forming fucoid seaweed (Cystophora racemosa) across 850 km of its range.

Abstract excerpt

Temperate seaweed forests are among the most productive and widespread habitats in coastal waters. However, they are under threat from climate change and other anthropogenic stressors. To effectively conserve and manage these ecosystems under these rising pressures, an understanding of the genetic diversity and structure of habitat-forming seaweeds will be necessary. Australia's Great Southern Reef, a global...

Topics

• Genetic Variation
• Seaweed
• Ecosystem
• Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
• Australia
• Phaeophyceae