The re-appearance of the Mytilus spp. complex in Svalbard, Arctic, during the Holocene: The case for an arrival by anthropogenic flotsam
The blue mussel Mytilus spp. complex has re-appeared in the high Arctic in Svalbard after a thousand years, with the first recent indication of its appearance in 2002 at the mouth of Isfjorden on the west coast. We examine its genetic affinity to selected North Atlantic populations and the modes of...
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ftlithuaniansrc:oai:elaba:93910623 2023-05-15T14:50:52+02:00 The re-appearance of the Mytilus spp. complex in Svalbard, Arctic, during the Holocene: The case for an arrival by anthropogenic flotsam Kotwicki, L. Weslawski, J.M. Włodarska-Kowalczuk, M. Mazurkiewicz, M. Wenne, R. Zbawicka, M. Minchin, D. Olenin, S. 2021 application/pdf http://ku.oai.elaba.lt/documents/93910623.pdf http://ku.lvb.lt/KU:ELABAPDB93910623&prefLang=en_US eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103502 http://ku.oai.elaba.lt/documents/93910623.pdf http://ku.lvb.lt/KU:ELABAPDB93910623&prefLang=en_US info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Global and planetary change, Amsterdam : Elsevier Science, 2021, vol. 202, art. no. 103502, p. 1-11 ISSN 0921-8181 eISSN 1872-6364 global change Arctic Mytilus spp. plastic litter genetics vectors re-introduction info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftlithuaniansrc https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103502 2021-12-02T01:23:53Z The blue mussel Mytilus spp. complex has re-appeared in the high Arctic in Svalbard after a thousand years, with the first recent indication of its appearance in 2002 at the mouth of Isfjorden on the west coast. We examine its genetic affinity to selected North Atlantic populations and the modes of spread that may be responsible for its recent re-colonisation. We record here its distribution on Svalbard archipelago along the north-western coastline and within Isfjorden collected over a seven years period. We record for the first time the intertidal occurrence that includes a presence close to a glacier front. Genetic composition of mussels Mytilus spp. from different Svalbard locations reveal similarities mainly with populations of M. edulis, M. trossulus and their hybrid from Western Europe, Faroe Island, Scotland and Norway. The re-introduction to Svalbard most probably involved shipping and natural or anthropogenic flotsam. It seems that a new transport vector - large plastic debris - plays a significant role in this process. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic glacier glacier Isfjord* Isfjorden North Atlantic Svalbard LSRC VL (Lithuanian Social Research Centre Virtual Library) Arctic Norway Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago Global and Planetary Change 202 103502 |
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The blue mussel Mytilus spp. complex has re-appeared in the high Arctic in Svalbard after a thousand years, with the first recent indication of its appearance in 2002 at the mouth of Isfjorden on the west coast. We examine its genetic affinity to selected North Atlantic populations and the modes of spread that may be responsible for its recent re-colonisation. We record here its distribution on Svalbard archipelago along the north-western coastline and within Isfjorden collected over a seven years period. We record for the first time the intertidal occurrence that includes a presence close to a glacier front. Genetic composition of mussels Mytilus spp. from different Svalbard locations reveal similarities mainly with populations of M. edulis, M. trossulus and their hybrid from Western Europe, Faroe Island, Scotland and Norway. The re-introduction to Svalbard most probably involved shipping and natural or anthropogenic flotsam. It seems that a new transport vector - large plastic debris - plays a significant role in this process. |
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Kotwicki, L. Weslawski, J.M. Włodarska-Kowalczuk, M. Mazurkiewicz, M. Wenne, R. Zbawicka, M. Minchin, D. Olenin, S. |
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Kotwicki, L. Weslawski, J.M. Włodarska-Kowalczuk, M. Mazurkiewicz, M. Wenne, R. Zbawicka, M. Minchin, D. Olenin, S. |
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The re-appearance of the Mytilus spp. complex in Svalbard, Arctic, during the Holocene: The case for an arrival by anthropogenic flotsam |
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The re-appearance of the Mytilus spp. complex in Svalbard, Arctic, during the Holocene: The case for an arrival by anthropogenic flotsam |
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The re-appearance of the Mytilus spp. complex in Svalbard, Arctic, during the Holocene: The case for an arrival by anthropogenic flotsam |
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The re-appearance of the Mytilus spp. complex in Svalbard, Arctic, during the Holocene: The case for an arrival by anthropogenic flotsam |
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The re-appearance of the Mytilus spp. complex in Svalbard, Arctic, during the Holocene: The case for an arrival by anthropogenic flotsam |
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re-appearance of the mytilus spp. complex in svalbard, arctic, during the holocene: the case for an arrival by anthropogenic flotsam |
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Global and planetary change, Amsterdam : Elsevier Science, 2021, vol. 202, art. no. 103502, p. 1-11 ISSN 0921-8181 eISSN 1872-6364 |
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