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1. Vicariance and oceanic barriers drive contemporary genetic structure of widespread mangrove species Sonneratia alba J. Sm in the Indo-West Pacific

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Wee, Alison K. S., Xian, Jessica Hui Teo, Chua, Jasher L., Takayama, Koji, Asakawa, Takeshi, Meenakshisundaram, Sankararamasubramanian Halasya, Onrizal,, Adjie, Bayu, Ardli, Erwin Riyanto, Sungkaew, Sarawood, Suleiman, Monica, Nguyen, Xuan Tung, Salmo, Severino Garengo, Yllano, Orlex Baylen, Saleh, Mohd Nazre Bin, Khin, Khin Soe, Tateishi, Yoichi, Watano, Yasuyuki, Tsuda, Yoshiaki, Kajita, Tadashi, Webb, Edward Layman, Wee, Alison K. S., Xian, Jessica Hui Teo, Chua, Jasher L., Takayama, Koji, Asakawa, Takeshi, Meenakshisundaram, Sankararamasubramanian Halasya, Onrizal,, Adjie, Bayu, Ardli, Erwin Riyanto, Sungkaew, Sarawood, Suleiman, Monica, Nguyen, Xuan Tung, Salmo, Severino Garengo, Yllano, Orlex Baylen, Saleh, Mohd Nazre Bin, Khin, Khin Soe, Tateishi, Yoichi, Watano, Yasuyuki, Tsuda, Yoshiaki, Kajita, Tadashi, and Webb, Edward Layman

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Patterns of genetic structure are essential for a comprehensive understanding of the evolution and biogeography of a species. Here, we investigated the genetic patterns of one of the most widespread and abundant mangrove species in the Indo-West Pacific, Sonneratia alba J. Sm., in order to gain insights into the ecological and evolutionary drivers of genetic structure in mangroves. We employed 11 nuclear microsatellite loci and two chloroplast regions to genotyped 25 S. alba 483 2 of 21 populations. Our objectives were to (1) assess the level of genetic diversity and its geographic distribution; and (2) determine the genetic structure of the populations. Our results revealed significant genetic differentiation among populations. We detected a major genetic break between Indo-Malesia and Australasia, and further population subdivision within each oceanic region in these two major clusters. The phylogeographic patterns indicated a strong influence of vicariance, oceanic barriers and geographic distance on genetic structure. In addition, we found low genetic diversity and high genetic drift at range edge. This study advances the scope of mangrove biogeography by demonstrating a unique scenario whereby a widespread species has limited dispersal and high genetic divergence among populations. , , , , , , , , ,

Published
2017

2. Genetic differentiation and phylogeography of partially sympatric species complex Rhizophora mucronata Lam. and R. stylosa Griff. using SSR markers.

Author

Wee, Alison K. S., Koji Takayama, Chua, Jasher L., Takeshi Asakawa, Meenakshisundaram, Sankararamasubramanian H., Onrizal, Adjie, Bayu, Ardli, Erwin Riyanto, Sarawood Sungkaew, Malekal, Norhaslinda Binti, Nguyen Xuan Tung, Salmo III, Severino G., Yllano, Orlex Baylen, Saleh, M. Nazre, Khin Khin Soe, Yoichi Tateishi, Yasuyuki Watano, Shigeyuki Baba, Webb, Edward L., and Tadashi Kajita

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BIOGEOGRAPHY, PHYLOGEOGRAPHY, SYMPATRIC speciation, RHIZOPHORA, COASTAL plants, GENETIC research, PLANT genetics, MICROSATELLITE repeats in plants
Abstract

Background: Mangrove forests are ecologically important but globally threatened intertidal plant communities. Effective mangrove conservation requires the determination of species identity, management units, and genetic structure. Here, we investigate the genetic distinctiveness and genetic structure of an iconic but yet taxonomically confusing species complex Rhizophora mucronata and R. stylosa across their distributional range, by employing a suite of 20 informative nuclear SSR markers. Results: Our results demonstrated the general genetic distinctiveness of R. mucronata and R. stylosa, and potential hybridization or introgression between them. We investigated the population genetics of each species without the putative hybrids, and found strong genetic structure between oceanic regions in both R. mucronata and R. stylosa. In R. mucronata, a strong divergence was detected between populations from the Indian Ocean region (Indian Ocean and Andaman Sea) and the Pacific Ocean region (Malacca Strait, South China Sea and Northwest Pacific Ocean). In R. stylosa, the genetic break was located more eastward, between populations from South and East China Sea and populations from the Southwest Pacific Ocean. The location of these genetic breaks coincided with the boundaries of oceanic currents, thus suggesting that oceanic circulation patterns might have acted as a cryptic barrier to gene flow. Conclusions: Our findings have important implications on the conservation of mangroves, especially relating to replanting efforts and the definition of evolutionary significant units in Rhizophora species. We outlined the genetic structure and identified geographical areas that require further investigations for both R. mucronata and R. stylosa. These results serve as the foundation for the conservation genetics of R. mucronata and R. stylosa and highlighted the need to recognize the genetic distinctiveness of closely-related species, determine their respective genetic structure, and avoid artificially promoting hybridization in mangrove restoration programmes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015
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