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GENETIC STRUCTURE VARIABILITY OF KELP ALARIA MARGINATA OVER SPACE AND TIME
Author(s) -
Kusumo H.T.,
Druehl L.D.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.00001-118.x
Subject(s) - biology , kelp , amplified fragment length polymorphism , genetic variability , genetic similarity , genetic structure , genetic distance , gene flow , ecology , genetic variation , genetic diversity , genotype , gene , population , biochemistry , demography , sociology
The genetic variability of Alaria marginata Postels & Ruprecht was investigated spatially and seasonally using the finger printing technique of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). Using 206 scoreable bands generated by one primer pair, individual plants that were separated by as little as a few decimeters to> 100 km could be distinguished, and followed an isolation‐by‐distance model. Genetic similarity ranged from 76% for patches (a few decimeters in diameter), to 71% for individual kelp stands (15 m across) and 67% for a group of stands separated by 185 km. Greater genetic similarity of patches occurred at the wave‐sheltered site than at wave‐exposed site. The influence of wave to genetic variability and the ability to predict gene flow on small stretch of beach were discussed. In one stand, genetic similarities were markedly different between seasons. This seasonal pattern may be the result of different age groups dominating the sampled stands over time. The genetic structure of A. marginata comprises local scale (patch and within stand) heterogeneity and larger scale (between stands) homogeneity.