Temporal genetic stability and high effective population size despite fisheries-induced life-history trait evolution in the North Sea sole

• Published in: Molecular Ecology
• Main Authors: Cuveliers, E.L., Volckaert, F.A.M., Rijnsdorp, A.D., Larmuseau, M.H.D., Maes, G.E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: cod gadus-morhua; dover sole; evolving fish stocks; linkage disequilibrium; marine fish; microsatellite null alleles; overlapping generations; plaice pleuronectes-platessa; reproductive success; steelhead trout; Dover; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/temporal-genetic-stability-and-high-effective-population-size-des; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05196.x

Heavy fishing and other anthropogenic influences can have profound impact on a species’ resilience to harvesting. Besides the decrease in the census and effective population size, strong declines in mature adults and recruiting individuals may lead to almost irreversible genetic changes in life-hist...