scholarly journals Correction to: Evidence of multiple introductions and genetic admixture of the Asian brush-clawed shore crab Hemigrapsus takanoi (Decapoda: Brachyura: Varunidae) along the Northern European coast

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1369-1369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wataru Makino ◽  
Osamu Miura ◽  
Felix Kaiser ◽  
Mélanie Geffray ◽  
Tatsuya Katsube ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Admixture ◽  
Shore Crab ◽  
Multiple Introductions ◽  
Northern European ◽  
European Coast

scholarly journals Population Genetic Structure of Raccoons as a Consequence of Multiple Introductions and Range Expansion in the Boso Peninsula, Japan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miki Hirose ◽  
Kazuya Yoshida ◽  
Eiji Inoue ◽  
Masami Hasegawa
Keyword(s):  
Range Expansion ◽  
Population Control ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Genetic Admixture ◽  
Effective Population ◽  
Genetic Barrier ◽  
Management Units ◽  
Multiple Introductions ◽  
Boso Peninsula ◽  
Chiba Prefecture

Abstract Raccoon (Procyon lotor) is a globally introduced invasive carnivore. Although controlling feral raccoon populations is important to reduce serious threats to local ecosystems, raccoons are not under rigid population control in Europe and Japan. We examined the D-loop and nuclear microsatellite regions to identify spatially explicit and feasible management units for effective population control and further range expansion retardation. Through the identification of five mitochondrial DNA haplotypes and three nuclear genetic groups, we identified at least three independent introductions, range expansion, and subsequent genetic admixture in the Boso Peninsula. Admitting that the currently recognizable two genetic clusters can be treated as different management units, these management units will soon fuse to a single but large population to which the effective population control will no longer be applicable due to the absence of a genetic barrier between southern and northern Chiba Prefecture.

scholarly journals Genetic Analysis of Invasive Populations of Ventenata Dubia (Poaceae)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inna Pervukhina-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Range Expansion ◽  
Propagule Pressure ◽  
Genetic Admixture ◽  
Enzyme Electrophoresis ◽  
Evolutionary Potential ◽  
Multiple Introductions ◽  
Western Us ◽  
Invaluable Tool ◽  
Low Levels

Molecular markers prove to be an invaluable tool in assessing the introduction dynamics, pattern of range expansion, and population genetics of an invasive species. Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. (Aveneae; ventenata) is a diploid, primarily self-pollinating, annual grass native to Eurasia and Northern Africa. The grass has a detailed herbarium collection history in the western United States since its discovery in eastern Washington in 1952. Genetic analysis of 51 invasive populations (1636 individuals) of V. dubia, coupled with historical records, suggests moderate propagule pressure from multiple introductions, followed by local or regional range expansion. Enzyme electrophoresis detected nine multilocus genotypes (MLGs) across eight western US states. A single MLG, referred to as the most common genotype (MCG), was detected in 37 of 51 (72.5%) invasive populations across all states. The other eight MLGs were generally found in fewer populations, with limited geographic distributions. Despite multiple introductions, invasive populations exhibit low levels of genetic admixture, low levels of genetic diversity within populations (A = 1.03, %P = 2.94, Hexp = 0.007) and high genetic differentiation among populations (GST = 0.864). The apparent reduced evolutionary potential of most V. dubia populations did not preclude the initial establishment and rapid spread of this species across its new range in the western US.

scholarly journals Higher probability of compound flooding from precipitation and storm surge in Europe under anthropogenic climate change

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. eaaw5531 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Bevacqua ◽  
D. Maraun ◽  
M. I. Vousdoukas ◽  
E. Voukouvalas ◽  
M. Vrac ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Storm Surges ◽  
Heavy Precipitation ◽  
Climate Projections ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
European Regions ◽  
Northern European ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Climate Projections ◽  
European Coast

In low-lying coastal areas, the co-occurrence of high sea level and precipitation resulting in large runoff may cause compound flooding (CF). When the two hazards interact, the resulting impact can be worse than when they occur individually. Both storm surges and heavy precipitation, as well as their interplay, are likely to change in response to global warming. Despite the CF relevance, a comprehensive hazard assessment beyond individual locations is missing, and no studies have examined CF in the future. Analyzing co-occurring high sea level and heavy precipitation in Europe, we show that the Mediterranean coasts are experiencing the highest CF probability in the present. However, future climate projections show emerging high CF probability along parts of the northern European coast. In several European regions, CF should be considered as a potential hazard aggravating the risk caused by mean sea level rise in the future.

scholarly journals Population genetic structure of raccoons as a consequence of multiple introductions and range expansion in the Boso Peninsula, Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miki Hirose ◽  
Kazuya Yoshida ◽  
Eiji Inoue ◽  
Masami Hasegawa
Keyword(s):  
Range Expansion ◽  
Population Control ◽  
Genetic Admixture ◽  
Effective Population ◽  
Multiple Introductions ◽  
Boso Peninsula ◽  
Genetic Groups ◽  
D Loop ◽  
Nuclear Microsatellite ◽  
Two Populations

AbstractThe raccoon (Procyon lotor) is an invasive carnivore that invaded various areas of the world. Although controlling feral raccoon populations is important to reduce serious threats to local ecosystems, raccoons are not under rigid population control in Europe and Japan. We examined the D-loop and nuclear microsatellite regions to identify spatially explicit and feasible management units for effective population control and further range expansion retardation. Through the identification of five mitochondrial DNA haplotypes and three nuclear genetic groups, we identified at least three independent introductions, range expansion, and subsequent genetic admixture in the Boso Peninsula. The management unit considered that two were appropriate because two populations have already genetic exchange. Furthermore, when taking management, we think that it is important to monitor DNA at the same time as capture measures for feasible management. This makes it possible to determine whether there is a invasion that has a significant impact on population growth from out of the unit, and enables adaptive management.

Linkage studies of NIDDM with 23 chromosome 11 markers in a sample of whites of northern European descent

Diabetes ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 370-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. Elbein ◽  
K. L. Bragg ◽  
M. D. Hoffman ◽  
R. A. Mayorga ◽  
M. F. Leppert
Keyword(s):  
Linkage Studies ◽  
Chromosome 11 ◽  
European Descent ◽  
Northern European

HYDROLOGICAL REGIME AND FREEZING OF HUMMOCKY BOGS ON THE EUROPEAN NORTH OF RUSSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 38-48
Author(s):  
V. I. Batuev ◽  
I. L. Kalyuzhny
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
Hydrological Regime ◽  
Average Intensity ◽  
Water Level Rise ◽  
Northern European ◽  
European North ◽  
Bog Waters ◽  
Northern European Russia ◽  
Seasonal Thawing ◽  
First Time

The development of the European North of Russia, where flat and high-hummocky bog complexes are spread, requires information on the processes of formation of their hydrological regime and freezing of this territory. For the first time, based on observational data, for the period from 1993 to 2013, characteristics of the hydrological regime and freezing of hummocky bogs in Northern European Russia are presented, the case study of the Lovozerskoye bog. The observations were carried out in accordance with the unified methods, approved for the specialized network of Roshydromet bog stations. The regularities of the formation of the hydrological regime of hummocky bogs have been revealed: bog water level drops dramatically from the beginning of freezing to the end of March, rises during snow melt period, slightly drops in summer and rises in autumn. The main feature of hummocky bogs is permafrost, which determines their specific structure. It has been discovered that gravitation snowmelt and liquid precipitation waters relatively quickly run down the hummocks over the frozen layer into hollows between them. Levels of bog waters on the hummocks are absent for a longer period of time. In spring, the amplitude of water level rise in swamplands is on average 60–80 cm. Air temperature and insulation properties of snow are the main factors that influence the bog freezing. Hummocks freeze out as deep as 63–65 cm, which corresponds to the depth of their seasonal thawing in the warm period of the year, and adjoin the permafrost. The greatest depth of freezing of the swamplands is 82 – 87 cm, with an average of 68 cm. The frozen layer at swamplands thaws out from both its upper and bottom sides. The melting of the frozen layer at hummocks occurs only from the bog surface with an average intensity of 0,51 cm/day.

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