Genetic and biophysical modelling evidence of generational connectivity in the intensively exploited, Western North Atlantic red grouper (Epinephelus morio)

• Published in: ICES journal of marine science Vol. 77; no. 1; pp. 359 - 370
• Main Authors: Bernard, Andrea M, Johnston, Matthew W, Pérez-Portela, Rocío, Oleksiak, Marjorie F, Coleman, Felicia C, Shivji, Mahmood S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 01.01.2020
• Subjects: grouper; connectivity; single nucleotide polymorphism; Atlantic Ocean; biophysical modelling; Gulf of Mexico; microsatellite DNA

Abstract Understanding the connectivity of reef organisms is important to assist in the conservation of biological diversity and to facilitate sustainable fisheries in these ecosystems. Common methods to assess reef connectivity include both population genetics and biophysical modelling. Individuall...