Colonization history and clonal richness of asexual Daphnia in periglacial habitats of contrasting age in West Greenland

• Published in: Journal of Animal Ecology
• Main Authors: Haileselasie, Tsegazeabe H., Mergeay, Joachim, Weider, Lawrence J., Jeppesen, Erik, De Meester, Luc
• Other Authors: Plaistow, Stewart, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Carlsbergfondet, Seventh Framework Programme, Velux Fonden
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Greenland; Jakobshavn Isbræ; Climate change; Jakobshavn; Jakobshavn isbræ
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12513; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1365-2656.12513; https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2656.12513

Summary Due to climate change, Arctic ice sheets are retreating. This leads to the formation of numerous new periglacial ponds and lakes, which are being colonized by planktonic organisms such as the water flea Daphnia . This system provides unique opportunities to test genotype colonization dynamic...