Genetic structure of sugar kelp in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf (Quebec, Canada)
Marie Treillefort, Sabrina Le Cam, Myriam Valéro, Stéphane Mauger, Paolo Ruggieri, Flora Salvo, Isabelle Gendron-Lemieux, Tamara Provencher, Rénald Belley, France Dufresne
The paper assesses the genetic structure of sugar kelp in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf, finding strong genetic structuring with genomic data but not microsatellites, and no large-scale genetic changes in wild populations due to aquaculture practices.
bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology