Disturbance Is an Important Driver of Clonal Richness in Tropical Seagrasses.

ABSTRACT: Clonality is common in many aquatic plant species, including seagrasses, where populations are maintained through a combination of asexual and sexual reproduction. One common measure used to describe the clonal structure of populations is clonal richness. Clonal richness is strongly dependent on the biological characteristics of the species, and how these interact with the environment but can also reflect evolutionary scale processes especially at the edge of species ranges. However, little is known about the spatial patterns and drivers of clonal richness in tropical seagrasses. This study assessed the spatial patterns of clonal richness in meadows of three tropical seagrass species, Thalassia hemprichii, Halodule uninervis, and Halophila ovalis, spanning a range of life-his

SUBMITTER: McMahon KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5723400 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature