Fishing for mammals : landscape-level monitoring of terrestrial and semi-aquatic communities using eDNA from riverine systems (2020)
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1. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has revolutionised biomonitoring in both marine and freshwater ecosystems. However, for semi-aquatic and terrestrial animals, the application of this technique remains relatively untested.

2. We first ass... Read More about Fishing for mammals : landscape-level monitoring of terrestrial and semi-aquatic communities using eDNA from riverine systems.

Environmental DNA metabarcoding as an effective and rapid tool for fish monitoring in canals (2019)
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We focus on a case study along an English canal comparing environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding with two types of electrofishing techniques (wade‐and‐reach and boom‐boat). In addition to corroborating data obtained by electrofishing, eDNA provided a... Read More about Environmental DNA metabarcoding as an effective and rapid tool for fish monitoring in canals.

Performance and precision of double digestion RAD (ddRAD) genotyping in large multiplexed datasets of marine fish species (2018)
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The development of Genotyping-By-Sequencing (GBS) technologies enables cost-effective analysis of large numbers of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), especially in “non-model” species. Nevertheless, as such technologies enter a mature phase, bia... Read More about Performance and precision of double digestion RAD (ddRAD) genotyping in large multiplexed datasets of marine fish species.

Genetic homogeneity in the deep-sea grenadier Macrourus berglax across the North Atlantic Ocean (2018)
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Paucity of data on population structure and connectivity in deep sea species remains a major obstacle to their sustainable management and conservation in the face of ever increasing fisheries pressure and other forms of impacts on deep sea ecosystems... Read More about Genetic homogeneity in the deep-sea grenadier Macrourus berglax across the North Atlantic Ocean.

Sex change and effective population size : implications for population genetic studies in marine fish (2016)
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Coscia, I., Chopelet, J., Waples, R., Mann, B., & Mariani, S. (2016). Sex change and effective population size : implications for population genetic studies in marine fish. Heredity, 117, 251-258. https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2016.50

Large variance in reproductive success is the primary factor that reduces effective population size (Ne) in
natural populations. In sequentially hermaphroditic (‘sex-changing’) fish, the sex ratio is typically skewed
and biased toward the ‘first’... Read More about Sex change and effective population size : implications for population genetic studies in marine fish.

Population genetic structure of the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) in the Irish Sea and implications for the effectiveness of the first British marine protected area (2016)
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Watson, H., McKeown, N., Coscia, I., Wootton, E., & Ironside, J. (2016). Population genetic structure of the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) in the Irish Sea and implications for the effectiveness of the first British marine protected area. Fisheries Research, 183, 287-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2016.06.015

Levels of self-recruitment within and connectivity among populations are key factors influencing marine population persistence and stock sustainability, as well as the effectiveness of spatially explicit management strategies such as Marine Protected... Read More about Population genetic structure of the European lobster (Homarus gammarus) in the Irish Sea and implications for the effectiveness of the first British marine protected area.

Connectivity and dispersal patterns of protected biogenic reefs : implications for the conservation of Modiolus modiolus (L.) in the Irish Sea (2015)
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Biogenic reefs created by Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) (horse mussel reefs) are marine habitats which support high levels of species biodiversity and provide valuable ecosystem services. Currently, M. modiolus reefs are listed as a threatened a... Read More about Connectivity and dispersal patterns of protected biogenic reefs : implications for the conservation of Modiolus modiolus (L.) in the Irish Sea.

Spatio-temporal variability in the population structure in North-east Atlantic stocks of horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) (2015)
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Bozano, M., Mariani, S., Barratt, C., Sacchi, C., Boufana, B., & Coscia, I. (2015). Spatio-temporal variability in the population structure in North-east Atlantic stocks of horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus). Biology and Environment, 115B(3), 211-220. https://doi.org/10.3318/BIOE.2015.20

The long-term sustainability of fish stocks is dependent upon the identification of biologically meaningful demographic boundaries and, subsequently, appropriate assessment figures and management strategies. In the case of the horse mackerel, Trachur... Read More about Spatio-temporal variability in the population structure in North-east Atlantic stocks of horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus).

Modelled larval dispersal and measured gene flow : seascape genetics of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule in the southern Irish Sea (2012)
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Coscia, I., Robins, P., Porter, J., Malham, S., & Ironside, J. (2013). Modelled larval dispersal and measured gene flow : seascape genetics of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule in the southern Irish Sea. Conservation Genetics, 14(2), 451-466. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-012-0404-4

The role of marine currents in shaping population connectivity in the common cockle Cerastoderma edule was investigated in the southern Irish Sea. C. edule is one of the most valuable and exploited shellfish species in the area, yet very little is kn... Read More about Modelled larval dispersal and measured gene flow : seascape genetics of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule in the southern Irish Sea.