Comparative Analysis of Stability—Genetic Diversity in Seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) Meadows Yields Unexpected Results

• Published in: Estuaries and coasts Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 878 - 889
• Main Authors: Arnaud-Haond, Sophie, Marbà, Núria, Diaz-Almela, Elena, Serrâo, Ester A., Duarte, Carlos M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Spring Science + Business Media 01.07.2010; Springer-Verlag; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Aquaculture; Aquatic plants; Biodiversity; Coastal Sciences; Comparative analysis; Demography; Diversity of citizenship; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecological genetics; Ecology; Environment; Environmental Management; Evolutionary genetics; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Genetic diversity; Life Sciences; Marine; Marine ecology; Meadows; Mortality; Population genetics; Population growth; Posidonia oceanica; Sedimentation & deposition; Sedimentation rates; Species diversity; Water and Health; Mediterranean Sea; MED, Western Mediterranean; MED; Clonality; Seagrass; Demography; Diversity–stability; Genetic richness

The diversity-stability relationship is the subject of a long-standing debate in ecology, but the genetic component of diversity has seldom been explored. In this study, we analyzed the interplay between genetic diversity and demographic responses to environmental pressures. This analysis included 3...