Genome architecture enables local adaptation of Atlantic cod despite high connectivity

JMI Barth, PR Berg, PR Jonsson, S Bonanomi… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Adaptation to local conditions is a fundamental process in evolution; however, mechanisms
maintaining local adaptation despite high gene flow are still poorly understood. Marine …

Restoration of abundance and dynamics of coastal fish and lobster within northern marine protected areas across two decades

E Moland, A Fernández-Chacón… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This article reviews a suite of studies conducted in a network of coastal Marine Protected
Areas (MPAs) in Skagerrak, Southeast Norway. In 2006, Norway's first lobster reserves were …

Disentangling structural genomic and behavioural barriers in a sea of connectivity

JMI Barth, D Villegas‐Ríos, C Freitas… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic divergence among populations arises through natural selection or drift and is
counteracted by connectivity and gene flow. In sympatric populations, isolating mechanisms …

Depletion of coastal predatory fish sub-stocks coincided with the largest sea urchin grazing event observed in the NE Atlantic

KM Norderhaug, K Nedreaas, M Huserbråten… - Ambio, 2021 - Springer
In this contribution, we propose fishery driven predator release as the cause for the largest
grazing event ever observed in the NE Atlantic. Based on the evolving appreciation of limits …

Ecosystem-level effects of large-scale disturbance in kelp forests

KM Norderhaug, K Filbee-Dexter, C Freitas… - Marine Ecology …, 2020 - int-res.com
Understanding the effects of ecological disturbances in coastal habitats is crucial and timely
as these are anticipated to increase in intensity and frequency in the future due to increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Time at risk: Individual spatial behaviour drives effectiveness of marine protected areas and fitness

D Villegas-Ríos, J Claudet, C Freitas, E Moland… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) depends on the mobility of the
populations that are the target of protection, with sedentary species likely to spend more time …

Stable coexistence of genetically divergent Atlantic cod ecotypes at multiple spatial scales

H Knutsen, PE Jorde, JA Hutchings… - Evolutionary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Coexistence in the same habitat of closely related yet genetically different populations is a
phenomenon that challenges our understanding of local population structure and …

Individual level consistency and correlations of fish spatial behaviour assessed from aquatic animal telemetry

D Villegas-Rios, D Reale, C Freitas, E Moland… - Animal Behaviour, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Spatial behaviour in a marine fish is repeatable at the individual
level.•Behavioural traits are correlated forming behavioural syndromes.•The magnitude of …

[HTML][HTML] Habitat associations of juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) and sympatric demersal fish communities within shallow inshore nursery grounds

K Dunlop, A Staby, T van der Meeren, N Keeley… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Resolving the relationship between demersal fish and sublittoral biotic habitats and
substrates is a key element in the protection of important nursery grounds for strengthening …

Combining population genomics with demographic analyses highlights habitat patchiness and larval dispersal as determinants of connectivity in coastal fish species

H Knutsen, D Catarino, L Rogers… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gene flow shapes spatial genetic structure and the potential for local adaptation. Among
marine animals with nonmigratory adults, the presence or absence of a pelagic larval stage …