Article
Genetic structure of sugar kelp in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf (Québec, Canada).
Journal of phycology - 1 Apr 2026
Treillefort Marie, Le Cam Sabrina, Valero Myriam, Mauger Stéphane, Ruggeri Paolo, Salvo Flora, Gendron-Lemieux Isabelle, Provencher Tamara, Belley Rénald, Dufresne France
Abstract excerpt
The sugar kelp, Saccharina latissima, is cultivated at low scale in Quebec, Canada, and current practice involves seeding meiospores or gametophyte stocks onto spools carrying twine and transferring these to a seaweed farm site. As the stocks can originate from locations spanning several hundreds of kilometers from the farm sites, such practices could involve genetic contamination and disrupt local adaptations....
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