Multiple scales of genetic connectivity in a brooding coral on isolated reefs following catastrophic bleaching
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Understanding the pattern of connectivity among populations is crucial for the development of realistic and spatially explicit population models in marine systems. Here we analysed variation at eight microsatellite loci to assess the genetic structure and to infer patterns of larval dispersal for a brooding coral, Seriatopora hystrix , at an isolated system of reefs in northern Western Australia. Spatial autocorrelation analyses show that populations are locally subdivided, and that the majority of larvae recruit to within 100 m of their natal colony. Further, a combination of F ‐ and R ‐ statistics showed significant differentiation at larger spatial scales (2–60 km) between sites, and this pattern was clearly not associated with distance. However, Bayesian analysis demonstrated that recruitment has been supplemented by less frequent but recent input of larvae from outside the local area; 2–6% of colonies were excluded from the site at which they were sampled. Individual assignments of these migrants to the most likely populations suggest that the majority of migrants were produced at the only site that was not decimated by a recent and catastrophic coral bleaching event. Furthermore, the only site that recovered to prebleaching levels received most of these immigrants. We conclude that the genetic structure of this brooding coral reflects its highly opportunistic life history, in which prolific, philopatric recruitment is occasionally supplemented by exogenously produced larvae.
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S. hystrix has a short pelagic larval duration, leading to high self-recruitment with most larvae settling within 100 m of the mother colony in north-west Australia, though longer dispersal can occur.
“S. hystrix has a short PLD, resulting in high levels of self-recruitment with the majority of larvae settling within 100 m of their mother colony in north-west Australia (Underwood et al. 2007), although longer distance dispersal can occur (van Oppen et al. 2008).”
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- Authors
- UNDERWOOD, J. N., SMITH, L. D., VAN OPPEN, M. J. H., & GILMOUR, J. P.
- Affiliations
- Australian Institute of Marine Science (AU)
- Corresponding author
- UNDERWOOD, J. N.
- Venue
- Molecular Ecology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2007-02
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 771-784
- ISSN
- 0962-1083 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-294X
- OpenAlex
- W2166534928
- Cited by
- 231
- References
- 61
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- FWCI
- 10.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Molecular Ecology (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic diversity and population structure
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
- Keywords
- genetic connectivity, larval dispersal, Seriatopora hystrix, brooding corals, coral bleaching, population structure, microsatellite markers, spatial autocorrelation, recruitment (biology), philopatry, genetic differentiation, coral reef recovery, Western Australia
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Bayes Theorem, Demography, Disasters, Gene Frequency, Genetics, Population, Geography, Models, Genetic, Population Dynamics, Genetic Variation, Western Australia, Microsatellite Repeats, Indian Ocean, Anthozoa
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