@article{fdi:010058184, title = {{D}o artificial structures alter marine invertebrate genetic makeup ?}, author = {{F}auvelot, {C}{\'e}cile and {C}ostantini, {F}. and {V}irgilio, {M}. and {A}bbiati, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{H}uman-made structures are increasingly built in marine coastal habitats for a variety of purposes. {O}ffshore oil and gas production platforms are among the largest examples. {Y}et, biological effects of these increasing density artificial substrata are under evaluated. {T}he objective of our study is to investigate the possible role of offshore platforms in modifying the genetic composition of populations of natural rocky shores species. {T}he serpulid {P}omatoceros triqueter was used as a model, and genetic variation was assessed using a 419 bp fragment of the mt{DNA} {COI} gene in samples collected on eleven offshore gas platforms, on one coastal buoy on the sandy shore and in four sites located on natural rocky shores in the {A}driatic {S}ea. {D}eep phylogenetic lineages were uncovered over all samples. {N}ucleotide diversity and mean number of pairwise differences among haplotypes were significantly smaller in offshore platform samples compared to rocky shores samples. {N}o significant genetic structure was observed over all samples. {W}e found direct evidence of lower genetic diversity on platforms confirming that, although artificial structures attract and support species typical of hard bottoms, they are not analogues of natural rocky habitats.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {B}iology}, volume = {159}, numero = {12}, pages = {2797--2807}, ISSN = {0025-3162}, year = {2012}, DOI = {10.1007/s00227-012-2040-4}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058184}, }