🌊 Can deep reefs rescue declining #kelp forests? Genetic analyses showed strong #connectivity between deep and shallow reefs in cool regions, but depth-specific adaptation at warm range edges may limit their role as #climaterefugia. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/…
Neat work on genetic connectivity between deep and shallow #kelp forests: “…the role of deep reefs as refuge from which shallow reefs can recover following climate-mediated loss is spatially dependent on local selective regimes.” #MarineLife 🦑🌊 https://…
Interesting read with great figures: Cross-Depth Genetic Connectivity Supports the Role of Deep Kelp Forests as Refuge From Climate Change: doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... #ecology #evolution #genomics #genetics #climatechange #kelp #algae #marinebiology