Evidence of Ostrea lurida (Carpenter 1864) population structure in Puget Sound, WA

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1 School of Aquatic and Fisheries Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
2 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, WDFW, Olympia, Washington, United States
3 Puget Sound Restoration Fund, PSRF, Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
4 School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
DOI
10.7287/peerj.preprints.704v3
Published
Accepted
Subject Areas
Aquaculture, Fisheries and Fish Science, Conservation Biology
Keywords
Ostrea lurida, Restoration, Growth, Mortality, Reproduction, Population Structure
Copyright
© 2015 Heare et al.
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Heare JE, Blake B, Davis JP, Vadopalas B, Roberts SB. 2015. Evidence of Ostrea lurida (Carpenter 1864) population structure in Puget Sound, WA. PeerJ PrePrints 3:e704v3

Abstract

For long term persistence of species, it is important to consider population structure. 28 Traits that hold adaptive advantage such as reproductive timing and stress resilience may differ 29 among locales. Knowledge and consideration of these traits should be integrated into 30 conservation efforts. A reciprocal transplant experiment was carried out monitoring survival, 31 growth, and reproduction using three established populations of Ostrea lurida within Puget 32 Sound, Washington. Performance differed for each population. Ostrea lurida from Dabob Bay 33 had higher survival at all sites but lower reproductive activity and growth. Oysters from Oyster 34 Bay demonstrated greater reproductive activity at all sites with moderate growth and survival. 35 Together these data suggest the existence of O. lurida population structure within Puget Sound 36 and provide information on how broodstock should be selected for restoration purposes.

Author Comment

This is the newest version of the manuscript which is being submitted to the Journal of Shellfish Research. It contains updates to the discussion as well as a reformatting of the figures for publication.