Population Structure and Gene Expression of the Coral Montastraea cavernosa in the Northern Florida Reef Tract

Population Structure and Gene Expression of the Coral Montastraea cavernosa in the Northern Florida Reef Tract

<p> Coral reefs on Florida&rsquo;s Reef Tract (FRT) are susceptible to many anthropogenic influences including controlled freshwater discharges and agricultural runoff as well as high natural environmental variability from seasonal rainfall, runoff and upwelling. To better understand coral...

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Main Author: Dodge, Danielle
Language:EN
Published: Florida Atlantic University 2018
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Biology|Molecular biology|Conservation biology
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spelling ndltd-PROQUEST-oai-pqdtoai.proquest.com-106823762018-04-05T15:57:09Z Population Structure and Gene Expression of the Coral Montastraea cavernosa in the Northern Florida Reef Tract Dodge, Danielle Biology|Molecular biology|Conservation biology <p> Coral reefs on Florida&rsquo;s Reef Tract (FRT) are susceptible to many anthropogenic influences including controlled freshwater discharges and agricultural runoff as well as high natural environmental variability from seasonal rainfall, runoff and upwelling. To better understand coral population structure and responses to sublethal stressors, populations of the scleractinian coral <i> Montastraea cavernosa</i> in the northern FRT were examined using a combination of genomic and transcriptomic techniques. Microsatellite genetic markers identified high local retention among sites and a slight southward gene flow. An <sub> in-situ</sub> temporal gene expression analysis utilizing a tag-based sequencing transcriptomic approach was used to analyze baseline coral health at St. Lucie Reef (SLR), off Stuart, FL. Temporal variation had the greatest influence of differential gene expression among <i>M. cavernosa</i> at SLR. Results will be shared with local resource managers and coupled with a complementary <i> ex-situ</i> experimental trial.</p><p> Florida Atlantic University 2018-04-03 00:00:00.0 thesis http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10682376 EN
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topic Biology|Molecular biology|Conservation biology
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Dodge, Danielle
Population Structure and Gene Expression of the Coral Montastraea cavernosa in the Northern Florida Reef Tract
description <p> Coral reefs on Florida&rsquo;s Reef Tract (FRT) are susceptible to many anthropogenic influences including controlled freshwater discharges and agricultural runoff as well as high natural environmental variability from seasonal rainfall, runoff and upwelling. To better understand coral population structure and responses to sublethal stressors, populations of the scleractinian coral <i> Montastraea cavernosa</i> in the northern FRT were examined using a combination of genomic and transcriptomic techniques. Microsatellite genetic markers identified high local retention among sites and a slight southward gene flow. An <sub> in-situ</sub> temporal gene expression analysis utilizing a tag-based sequencing transcriptomic approach was used to analyze baseline coral health at St. Lucie Reef (SLR), off Stuart, FL. Temporal variation had the greatest influence of differential gene expression among <i>M. cavernosa</i> at SLR. Results will be shared with local resource managers and coupled with a complementary <i> ex-situ</i> experimental trial.</p><p>
author Dodge, Danielle
author_facet Dodge, Danielle
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title Population Structure and Gene Expression of the Coral Montastraea cavernosa in the Northern Florida Reef Tract
title_short Population Structure and Gene Expression of the Coral Montastraea cavernosa in the Northern Florida Reef Tract
title_full Population Structure and Gene Expression of the Coral Montastraea cavernosa in the Northern Florida Reef Tract
title_fullStr Population Structure and Gene Expression of the Coral Montastraea cavernosa in the Northern Florida Reef Tract
title_full_unstemmed Population Structure and Gene Expression of the Coral Montastraea cavernosa in the Northern Florida Reef Tract
title_sort population structure and gene expression of the coral montastraea cavernosa in the northern florida reef tract
publisher Florida Atlantic University
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