Genetic characteristics of three Baltic <i>Zostera marina</i>
We performed genetic analyses of three Baltic eelgrass (<i>Zostera marina</i>) populations in Puck Bay (PB), Cudema Bay (CB) and Greifswalder Bodden (GB). The aim of this study was to identify the eelgrass population genetically closest to that from the PB, which could potentially serve...
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| author | Magdalena Gonciarz Józef Wiktor Agnieszka Tatarek |
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| description | We performed genetic analyses of three Baltic eelgrass (<i>Zostera marina</i>) populations in Puck Bay (PB), Cudema Bay (CB) and Greifswalder Bodden (GB). The aim of this study was to identify the eelgrass population genetically closest to that from the PB, which could potentially serve as a reservoir for the restoration of the underwater meadows in this bay, seriously degraded in the past. We applied a 12-microsatellite assay to test the genetic distance between the target eelgrass populations. We found that the allelic richness values of the GB, PB and CB populations were 2.25, 3.77 and 3.50 respectively. The genetic diversity found in GB was low and could be explained by the population's history, whereas the diversity of CB was higher than expected in a population located at the edge of the species' range. Analyses of genetic differentiation and structure showed that of the three populations studied, PB and CB were closer to each other than to the GB population. The reasons for this differentiation in eelgrass populations and the implications of the results of their genetic analysis on the planned restoration of the PB populations are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8216c216c4743c7a0d546ca48dbb0912022-12-21T21:20:48ZengElsevierOceanologia0078-32342014-06-0156354956410.5697/oc.56-3.549Genetic characteristics of three Baltic <i>Zostera marina</i>Magdalena Gonciarz0Józef Wiktor1Agnieszka Tatarek2Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, PolandInstitute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland We performed genetic analyses of three Baltic eelgrass (<i>Zostera marina</i>) populations in Puck Bay (PB), Cudema Bay (CB) and Greifswalder Bodden (GB). The aim of this study was to identify the eelgrass population genetically closest to that from the PB, which could potentially serve as a reservoir for the restoration of the underwater meadows in this bay, seriously degraded in the past. We applied a 12-microsatellite assay to test the genetic distance between the target eelgrass populations. We found that the allelic richness values of the GB, PB and CB populations were 2.25, 3.77 and 3.50 respectively. The genetic diversity found in GB was low and could be explained by the population's history, whereas the diversity of CB was higher than expected in a population located at the edge of the species' range. Analyses of genetic differentiation and structure showed that of the three populations studied, PB and CB were closer to each other than to the GB population. The reasons for this differentiation in eelgrass populations and the implications of the results of their genetic analysis on the planned restoration of the PB populations are discussed.http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/56_3.html#A7Baltic Seaeelgrass<i>Zostera marina</i>microsatellitespopulation genetics |
| spellingShingle | Magdalena Gonciarz Józef Wiktor Agnieszka Tatarek Genetic characteristics of three Baltic <i>Zostera marina</i> Oceanologia Baltic Sea eelgrass <i>Zostera marina</i> microsatellites population genetics |
| title | Genetic characteristics of three Baltic <i>Zostera marina</i> |
| title_full | Genetic characteristics of three Baltic <i>Zostera marina</i> |
| title_fullStr | Genetic characteristics of three Baltic <i>Zostera marina</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genetic characteristics of three Baltic <i>Zostera marina</i> |
| title_short | Genetic characteristics of three Baltic <i>Zostera marina</i> |
| title_sort | genetic characteristics of three baltic i zostera marina i |
| topic | Baltic Sea eelgrass <i>Zostera marina</i> microsatellites population genetics |
| url | http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/56_3.html#A7 |
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