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Marine Algal Phylogeographic Patterns: Causes and Consequences
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Marine Algal Phylogeographic Patterns: Causes and Consequences

A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Diversity".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2017) | Viewed by 12861

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Joe Zuccarello

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Victoria University of Wellington, School of Biological Sciences, Wellington, New Zealand
Interests: taxonomy; phylogeography; population genetics; algae; evolution; the patterns of phylogeography of marine dispersal; wide-spread species; introductions

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The distribution patterns of algae are constantly changing, and these distributions can have consequences on marine environments as they are impacted by climate changes. Several factors are affecting the patterns and responses of marine floras: Anthropogenic introductions, adaptability/plasticity of native species, natural dispersal capabilities, and the level of genetic variation in populations. Molecular methodologies have enhanced our understanding of species distribution and variation, and ecological studies have revealed the impacts of dispersal on local environments. Therefore, studies, at all scales, temporally and spatially, will aid in our understanding of these processes and may give us insight into the future of marine floras and their responses to climate impacts.

Dr. Joe Zuccarello
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Algae
  • Introduction
  • Dispersal
  • PopulationGenetics
  • Adaptabilities
  • EcologicalInteractions
  • Phylogeography
  • ClimateHistories
  • Evolution

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Kelps’ Long-Distance Dispersal: Role of Ecological/Oceanographic Processes and Implications to Marine Forest Conservation
by Manuela Bernardes Batista, Antônio Batista Anderson, Paola Franzan Sanches, Paulo Simionatto Polito, Thiago Cesar Lima Silveira, Gabriela M. Velez-Rubio, Fabrizio Scarabino, Olga Camacho, Caroline Schmitz, Ana Martinez, Leonardo Ortega, Graciela Fabiano, Mark D. Rothman, Gang Liu, Jaime Ojeda, Andrés Mansilla, Luis M. Barreto, Jorge Assis, Ester A. Serrão, Rui Santos and Paulo Antunes Hortaadd Show full author list remove Hide full author list
Diversity 2018, 10(1), 11; https://doi.org/10.3390/d10010011 - 13 Feb 2018
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Long-distance dispersal is one of the main drivers structuring the distribution of marine biodiversity. This study reports the first occurrence of Macrocystis pyrifera and Durvillaea antarctica rafts on the southwestern warm temperate coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Our results indicate that an extreme [...] Read more.
Long-distance dispersal is one of the main drivers structuring the distribution of marine biodiversity. This study reports the first occurrence of Macrocystis pyrifera and Durvillaea antarctica rafts on the southwestern warm temperate coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Our results indicate that an extreme meteo-oceanographic event, characterized by a northward, displacement of cold sub-Antarctic oceanic waters driven by an extratropical cyclone, could account for these unusual occurrences. A niche model based on known current distribution and maximum entropy principle (MAXENT), revealed the availability of suitable habitats at lower latitudes, outside their actual distribution edges. The distributional boundaries, mainly driven by temperature and irradiance, suggest the existence of environmental suitability in warm temperate areas, as well as in the Northern Hemisphere off Atlantic and Asian coasts. These theoretical edges and respective environmental drivers agree with the physiological affinities of both species, supporting the hypothesis that these variables act as limiting factors for their occurrences in tropical or warmer areas. Emerging regions can function as refuges and stepping-stones, providing substrate with adequate habitat conditions for recruitment of propagules, allowing eventual colonization. Long dispersal events reinforce the need for an extensive discussion on selective management of natural dispersion, biological invasions, refuge mapping and conservation initiatives in a transnational perspective. Full article
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Phylogeography of the Red Algal Laurencia Complex in the Macaronesia Region and Nearby Coastal Areas: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives
by María Machín-Sánchez, Maria Candelaria Gil-Rodríguez and Ricardo Haroun
Diversity 2018, 10(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/d10010010 - 05 Feb 2018
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Abstract: Since the conception of the genus Laurencia by Lamouroux in 1813, several red macroalgal species have been included in it. In recent decades, the development of modern molecular tools has resulted in multiple taxonomic modifications, and presently, eight related genera are [...] Read more.
Abstract: Since the conception of the genus Laurencia by Lamouroux in 1813, several red macroalgal species have been included in it. In recent decades, the development of modern molecular tools has resulted in multiple taxonomic modifications, and presently, eight related genera are recognized in the so-called Laurencia complex. In the Macaronesian Region (Central East Atlantic Ocean), species from the Laurencia complex are keystone elements of the benthic communities, especially in the intertidal zone. In this review, we consolidate the existing knowledge about the Laurencia complex within the Macaronesian archipelagos and nearby areas. Morphological descriptions and phylogeographic remarks of the 16 currently accepted species—whose records were molecular or morphologically confirmed—are included together with an identification key for the Macaronesian Region. The phylogeographic data allowed us to re-visit the role of the Macaronesian archipelagos as a bridge area for the marine flora of the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas (remnants of the former Thetyan Sea) or contemplate their marine flora as the result of successive processes of recolonization after the Quaternary glaciations from those donor areas. Finally, some comments about the frontiers of the research in the Laurencia complex in the Macaronesian Region and nearby coastal areas are included. Full article
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