@article{fdi:010078672,
  title = {{G}eographic distances and ocean currents influence {C}aribbean {A}cropora palmata population connectivity in the {L}esser {A}ntilles},
  author = {{J}apaud, {A}. and {B}ouchon, {C}. and {M}agalon, {H}. and {F}auvelot, {C}{\'e}cile},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he critically endangered coral species {A}cropora palmata used to dominate shallow {C}aribbean reefs but since the early 1980s, populations have dramatically declined. {A}t the {C}aribbean scale, {A}. palmata is divided into two genetically divergent lineages and most of previous works investigating population connectivity among populations involved the western lineage (in {F}lorida, the {B}ahamas, the {M}esoamerican {R}eef {S}ystem, and the {G}reater {A}ntilles). {S}mall scale genetic connectivity among {A}. palmata populations was globally found, possibly enhancing populations' recovery at the local scale. {Y}et, little is known regarding the genetic connectivity of populations of the eastern lineage, especially those of the {L}esser {A}ntilles, a fragmented archipelago located at the edge of the species distribution. {H}ere, we filled this gap by investigating the genetic diversity, population structure and connectivity of {A}. palmata populations among 36 sampled sites from 11 islands of the {L}esser {A}ntilles using 14 hypervariable microsatellite loci. {G}lobally, genetic diversity levels in {A}. palmata populations from the {L}esser {A}ntilles were lower compared to what was previously reported within the {W}ider {C}aribbean. {T}he analysis of the genetic structure, crossed with spatial autocorrelation analysis, revealed an isolation-by-distance pattern at both reef and {L}esser {A}ntilles scales. {A} gene dispersal distance of less than a kilometer, and a northward gene flow direction, in agreement with ocean surface currents in the region were found. {A}ltogether, our results suggest a restricted population connectivity and short distance dispersal of {A}. palmata larvae within the {L}esser {A}ntilles further limited by geographic distances among suitable habitat patches. {A}dditionally, our results suggest that southernmost populations are potential sources of larvae for the most northerly islands and have a key role in reseeding {A}. palmata populations of the {L}esser {A}ntilles.},
  keywords = {{CORAIL} ; {ESPECE} {MENACEE} ; {GENETIQUE} {DE} {POPULATION} ; {STRUCTURE} {GENETIQUE} ; {DIVERSITE} {SPECIFIQUE} ; {LARVE} ; {DISPERSION} ; {ANTILLES} ; {CARAIBE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}onservation {G}enetics},
  volume = {20},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {447–466},
  ISSN = {1566-0621},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10592-019-01145-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078672},
}