@article{fdi:010064957,
  title = {{H}igh clonality in {A}cropora palmata and {A}cropora cervicornis populations of {G}uadeloupe, {F}rench {L}esser {A}ntilles},
  author = {{J}apaud, {A}. and {B}ouchon, {C}. and {M}anceau, {J}. {L}. and {F}auvelot, {C}{\'e}cile},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ince the 1980s, population densities of {A}croporidae have dramatically declined in the {C}aribbean {S}ea. {Q}uantitative censuses of {A}croporidae provide information on the number of colonies (i.e. ramets), but not on the number of genetically distinct individuals (i.e. genets). {I}n this context, the aim of our study was to provide an overview of the genetic status of {A}cropora populations in {G}uadeloupe by examining the genotypic richness of {A}cropora palmata and {A}cropora cervicornis. {U}sing 14 microsatellite loci, we found extremely low genotypic richness for both species from {C}aye-a-{D}upont reef (i.e. 0.125 for {A}. palmata and nearly zero for {A}. cervicornis). {B}ecause genetic diversity contributes to the ability of organisms to evolve and adapt to new environmental conditions, our results are alarming in the context of ongoing global warming as long periods of clonal growth without sexual recruitment may lead to the extinction of these populations.},
  keywords = {genotypic richness ; {A}croporidae ; microsatellites ; {C}aribbean {S}ea ; {GUADELOUPE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine and {F}reshwater {R}esearch},
  volume = {66},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {847--851},
  ISSN = {1323-1650},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1071/mf14181},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064957},
}