Conflicting estimates of connectivity among deep-sea coral populations

Marine Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 144-157

  Miller, Karen ^a   Williams, Alan ^b   Rowden, Ashley A ^c   Knowles, Claire ^a   Dunshea, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c National Institute of Atmospheric Research   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Conservation; Coral; Deep sea; DNA; Genetics; Larval dispersal; Seamounts

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; CORAL; DEEP-SEA ORGANISM; DNA; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; MARINE PARK; POPULATION GENETICS; SEAMOUNT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANTHOZOA; ANTIPATHARIA; ANTIPATHES; DESMOPHYLLUM DIANTHUS; DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS; MADREPORA OCULATA; SCLERACTINIA; STEPHANOCYATHUS SPINIGER; STICHOPATHES;

EID: 78149405248     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2010.00380.x     Document Type: Article

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