Conservation genetics of Antarctic heart urchins (Abatus spp.)

• Main Author: Carrea, C
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Abatus; microsatellites; mitochondrial COi and 165; population genetics; East Antarctica; Antarctic; Davis Station; Davis-Station; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/22780/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/22780/7/Whole_Carrea_thesis.pdf

Antarctic marine biodiversity is largely contained in the continental shelf zone and is characterized by high levels of endemism and a high proportion of invertebrate species with brooding life histories. Benthic marine species in Antarctica are considered highly vulnerable to the predicted warming...