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Penetration of Pacific zooplankton into the western Arctic Ocean tracked with molecular population genetics

2009; Inter-Research; Volume: 381; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps07940

1616-1599

R. John Nelson, EC Carmack, FA McLaughlin, GA Cooper,

Marine Biology and Ecology Research

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 381:129-138 (2009) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07940 Penetration of Pacific zooplankton into the western Arctic Ocean tracked with molecular population genetics R. J. Nelson1,2,*, E. C. Carmack1, F. A. McLaughlin1, G. A. Cooper2 1Fisheries and Oceans Canada—Institute of Ocean Sciences, 9860 West Saanich Road, Sidney, British Columbia V8L 4B2, Canada 2University of Victoria, Department of Biology, Centre for Biomedical Research, PO Box 3020, STN CSC, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3N5, Canada *Email: jnelson@uvic.ca ABSTRACT: Calanus glacialis is an ecologically important marine copepod found throughout the Arctic Ocean with limited distributions in the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans. We employed molecular techniques to determine the population genetic structuring of C. glacialis across the boundaries of these 3 oceans. Examination of the DNA sequence of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene identified 2 predominant haplotypes which defined the Arctic and North Pacific (Bering Sea) populations. Advection from the Bering Sea into the Arctic as far as the western Canada Basin was detected, but C. glacialis from the Bering Sea was absent in the majority of Arctic Ocean samples. This indicates that C. glacialis from the Bering Sea was not reproductively established in the Arctic Ocean. Genetic divergence of Arctic and Bering Sea populations may have occurred during their isolation in the course of the Pleistocene glaciations, or, more recently, from unidirectional advection due to the northward current regime through the Bering Strait. Climate warming will increase opportunities for southern organisms to become established in the Arctic Ocean. The study of intraspecific genetic variation of C. glacialis has great potential in aiding the early detection of such ecological change. KEY WORDS: Arctic Ocean · Zooplankton · Genetics · Bering Sea Full text in pdf format Supplementary appendix PreviousNextCite this article as: Nelson RJ, Carmack EC, McLaughlin FA, Cooper GA (2009) Penetration of Pacific zooplankton into the western Arctic Ocean tracked with molecular population genetics. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 381:129-138. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07940Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 381. Online publication date: April 17, 2009 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2009 Inter-Research.