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Bernal-Durán V, Donoso D, Piñones A, Jonsson PR, Benestan L, Landaeta MF, Naretto J, Gerard K, Haye PA, Gonzalez-Wevar C, Poulin E, Segovia NI. Combining population genomics and biophysical modelling to assess connectivity patterns in an Antarctic fish. Mol Ecol 2024:e17360. [PMID: 38656687 DOI: 10.1111/mec.17360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
Abstract
Connectivity is a fundamental process of population dynamics in marine ecosystems. In the last decade, with the emergence of new methods, combining different approaches to understand the patterns of connectivity among populations and their regulation has become increasingly feasible. The Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is characterized by complex oceanographic dynamics, where local conditions could act as barriers to population connectivity. Here, the notothenioid fish Harpagifer antarcticus, a demersal species with a complex life cycle (adults with poor swim capabilities and pelagic larvae), was used to assess connectivity along the WAP by combining biophysical modelling and population genomics methods. Both approaches showed congruent patterns. Areas of larvae retention and low potential connectivity, observed in the biophysical model output, coincide with four genetic groups within the WAP: (1) South Shetland Islands, (2) Bransfield Strait, (3) the central and (4) the southern area of WAP (Marguerite Bay). These genetic groups exhibited limited gene flow between them, consistent with local oceanographic conditions, which would represent barriers to larval dispersal. The joint effect of geographic distance and larval dispersal by ocean currents had a greater influence on the observed population structure than each variable evaluated separately. The combined effect of geographic distance and a complex oceanographic dynamic would be generating limited levels of population connectivity in the fish H. antarcticus along the WAP. Based on this, population connectivity estimations and priority areas for conservation were discussed, considering the marine protected area proposed for this threatened region of the Southern Ocean.
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- Valentina Bernal-Durán
- Instituto Milenio Biodiversidad de Ecosistemas Antárticos y subAntárticos (MIBASE), Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Instituto Milenio de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto Milenio Biodiversidad de Ecosistemas Antárticos y subAntárticos (MIBASE), Santiago, Chile
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Instituto Milenio Biodiversidad de Ecosistemas Antárticos y subAntárticos (MIBASE), Santiago, Chile
- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas (ICML) y Centro FONDAP IDEAL, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
- Centro COPAS COASTAL, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Department of Marine Sciences, Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, University of Gothenburg, Strömstad, Sweden
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- Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer, Centre du Pacifique, Vairao, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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- Laboratorio de Ictiología e Interacciones Biofísicas (LABITI), Instituto de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile
- Centro de Observación Marino para Estudios de Riesgos del Ambiente Costero (COSTA-R), Universidad de Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Chile
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- Instituto Milenio Biodiversidad de Ecosistemas Antárticos y subAntárticos (MIBASE), Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto Milenio en Socio-ecología Costera (SECOS), Departamento de Biología Marina, Facultadde Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile
- Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA), Coquimbo, Chile
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- Instituto Milenio Biodiversidad de Ecosistemas Antárticos y subAntárticos (MIBASE), Santiago, Chile
- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas (ICML) y Centro FONDAP IDEAL, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto Milenio Biodiversidad de Ecosistemas Antárticos y subAntárticos (MIBASE), Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Instituto Milenio de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto Milenio en Socio-ecología Costera (SECOS), Departamento de Biología Marina, Facultadde Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile
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Garcés-Vargas J, Schneider W, Pinochet A, Piñones A, Olguin F, Brieva D, Wan Y. Tidally Forced Saltwater Intrusions might Impact the Quality of Drinking Water, the Valdivia River (40° S), Chile Estuary Case. Water (Basel) 2020; 12:1-18. [PMID: 35615208 PMCID: PMC9127748 DOI: 10.3390/w12092387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
The Valdivia River estuary (VRE) located in south-central Chile is known as one of the largest estuarine ecosystems on the Pacific coast. This research aims to determine the intra-tidal and sub-tidal variability of saline intrusions into the VRE between November 2017 and March 2019 derived from salinity sensors located along the VRE. Complementary hydrographic measurements were conducted during flood and ebb conditions of the spring and neap tides for each of the four seasons of the year along the central axis of the VRE. The results of the salinity time series showed that saline intrusions (values greater than 0.5 Practical Salinity Units) occurred ~20 km from the estuary mouth, when the total flow of the Cruces and Calle-Calle rivers (main tributaries of the estuary) was low, around 280-300 m3 s-1. During the same period, the best co-variability was observed between the saline intrusions and the mixed-semidiurnal tide and the fortnightly and monthly periods of the tide. Regression analyses indicated that salinity intrusion length (L) is best correlated to discharge (D) with a fractional power model L α D-1/2.64 (R2 = 0.88). The decreasing discharge trend, found between 2008-2019, implies that saline water intrusions would negatively impact the Valdivia's main drinking water intake during the low rainfall season under future climate conditions.
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- José Garcés-Vargas
- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
- Centro FONDAP de Investigación en Dinámica de Ecosistemas Marinos de Altas Latitudes (IDEAL), Valdivia 5090000, Chile
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +56-63-229-3816
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- Departamento de Oceanografía, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4070043, Chile
- Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía (IMO), Universidad de Concepción, Concepción Casilla 1313, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
- Centro FONDAP de Investigación en Dinámica de Ecosistemas Marinos de Altas Latitudes (IDEAL), Valdivia 5090000, Chile
- Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica COPAS Sur-Austral, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4070043, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
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- Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica COPAS Sur-Austral, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4070043, Chile
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- Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, USEPA, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561, USA
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Valdivia N, Garrido I, Bruning P, Piñones A, Pardo LM. Biodiversity of an Antarctic rocky subtidal community and its relationship with glacier meltdown processes. Mar Environ Res 2020; 159:104991. [PMID: 32662431 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Glacier meltdown is a major environmental response to climate change in the West Antarctic Peninsula. Yet, the consequences of this process for local biodiversity are still not well understood. Here, we analyse the diversity and structure of a species-rich marine subtidal macrobenthic community (consumers and primary producers) across two abiotic environmental gradients defined by the distance from a glacier (several km) and depth (between 5 and 20 m depth) in Fildes Bay, King George Island. The analysis of spatially extensive records of seawater turbidity, high-frequency temperature and salinity data, and suction dredge samples of macrobenthic organisms revealed non-linear and functional group-dependent associations between biodiversity, glacier influence, and depth. Turbidity peaked in shallow waters and in the nearby of the glacier. Temperature and salinity, on the other hand, slightly decreased in the proximity of the glacier relative to reference sites. According to the spatial pattern in turbidity, species richness of consumers was lowest in shallow waters and near to the glacier. Also, Shannon's diversity of consumers significantly decreased in the nearby of glacier across depths. Moreover, the spatial variation in community structure of consumers and primary producers depended on both glacier distance and depth. These results suggest that glacier melting can have significant effects on diversity and community structure. Therefore, the accelerated glacier meltdown may have major consequences for the biodiversity in this ecosystem.
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- Nelson Valdivia
- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile; Centro FONDAP de Investigación en Dinámica de Ecosistemas Marinos de Altas Latitudes (IDEAL), Valdivia, Chile.
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile; Centro FONDAP de Investigación en Dinámica de Ecosistemas Marinos de Altas Latitudes (IDEAL), Valdivia, Chile; Department of Biology and Quebec-Ocean Institute, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Centro FONDAP de Investigación en Dinámica de Ecosistemas Marinos de Altas Latitudes (IDEAL), Valdivia, Chile; Department of Biology and Quebec-Ocean Institute, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile; Centro FONDAP de Investigación en Dinámica de Ecosistemas Marinos de Altas Latitudes (IDEAL), Valdivia, Chile; Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica COPAS Sur-Austral, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile; Centro FONDAP de Investigación en Dinámica de Ecosistemas Marinos de Altas Latitudes (IDEAL), Valdivia, Chile.
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