Dispersal and gene flow in the habitat-forming kelp, Ecklonia radiata: Relative degrees of isolation across an eastwest coastline

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 802-809

  Coleman, M A ^a,b   Gillanders, B M ^a   Connell, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Batemans Marine Park   (Australia)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Genetic structure; Subtidal reef

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORRELATION; DISPERSAL; GENE FLOW; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; ISOLATION EFFECT; KELP FOREST; REEF; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEAWEED; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ECKLONIA RADIATA;

EID: 73549107014     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08268     Document Type: Article

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