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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2023

Oceanographic connectivity explains the intra-specific diversity of mangrove forests at global scales.

Lidiane P Gouvêa, Eliza Fragkopoulou, Kyle Cavanaugh, Ester A Serrão, Miguel B Araújo, Mark John Costello, E H Taraneh Westergerling, Jorge Assis

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Lidiane P GouvêaCCMAR-Center of Marine Sciences, University of the Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
Eliza FragkopoulouCCMAR-Center of Marine Sciences, University of the Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0557-3954
Kyle CavanaughDepartment of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
Ester A SerrãoCCMAR-Center of Marine Sciences, University of the Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1316-658X
Miguel B AraújoDepartment of Biogeography and Global Change, National Museum of Natural Sciences, CSIC-Spanish National Research Council, 28806 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5107-7265
Mark John CostelloFaculty of Bioscience and Aquaculture, Nord Universitet, 1490 Bodø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-2362-0328
E H Taraneh WestergerlingDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, 5020 Bergen, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-6990-3775
Jorge AssisCCMAR-Center of Marine Sciences, University of the Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6624-4820

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Abstract

The distribution of mangrove intra-specific biodiversity can be structured by historical demographic processes that enhance or limit effective population sizes. Oceanographic connectivity (OC) may further structure intra-specific biodiversity by preserving or diluting the genetic signatures of historical changes. Despite its relevance for biogeography and evolution, the role of oceanographic connectivity in structuring the distribution of mangrove's genetic diversity has not been addressed at global scale. Here we ask whether connectivity mediated by ocean currents explains the intra-specific diversity of mangroves. A comprehensive dataset of population genetic differentiation was compiled from the literature. Multigenerational connectivity and population centrality indices were estimated with biophysical modeling coupled with network analyses. The variability explained in genetic differentiation was tested with competitive regression models built upon classical isolation-by-distance (IBD) models considering geographic distance. We show that oceanographic connectivity can explain the genetic differentiation of mangrove populations regardless of the species, region, and genetic marker (significant regression models in 95% of cases, with an average R-square of 0.44 ± 0.23 and Person's correlation of 0.65 ± 0.17), systematically improving IBD models. Centrality indices, providing information on important stepping-stone sites between biogeographic regions, were also important in explaining differentiation (R-square improvement of 0.06 ± 0.07, up to 0.42). We further show that ocean currents produce skewed dispersal kernels for mangroves, highlighting the role of rare long-distance dispersal events responsible for historical settlements. Overall, we demonstrate the role of oceanographic connectivity in structuring mangrove intra-specific diversity. Our findings are critical for mangroves' biogeography and evolution, but also for management strategies considering climate change and genetic biodiversity conservation.

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ForestsWetlandsBiodiversityGenetic DriftGenetic VariationHumansPopulation Densitybiophysical modellinggenetic differentiationmangrove forestsocean currentsoceanographic connectivity

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PMCPMC10083552

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