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2018
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Jon Aars Tiago A. Marques Karen Lone Magnus Andersen Øystein Wiig Ida Marie Luna Fløystad Snorre Hagen Stephen T. BucklandSammendrag
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1. Large-scale pattern-oriented approaches are useful to understand the multi-level processes that shape the genetic structure of a population. Matching the scales of patterns and putative processes is both a key to success and a challenge. 2. We have developed a simple statistical approach, based on variogram analysis, that identifies multiple spatial scales where the population pattern, in this case genetic structure, have highest expression (i.e. the spatial scales at which the strength of patterning of isolation-by-distance (IBD) residual variance reached maximum) from empirical data and, thus, at which scales it should be studied relative to the underlying processes. The approach is applicable to any spatially explicit pairwise data, including genetic, morphological or ecological distance or similarity of individuals, populations and ecosystems. To exemplify possible applications of this approach, we analysed microsatellite genotypes of 1,530 brown bears from Sweden and Norway. 3. The variogram approach identified two scales at which population structure was strongest, thus indicating two different scale-dependent processes: home-rangerelated processes at scales <35 km, and subpopulation division at scales >98 km. On the basis of this, we performed a scale-explicit analysis of genetic structure using DResD analysis and compared the results with those obtained by the Bayesian clustering implemented in structure. 4. We found that the genetic cluster identified in central Scandinavia by Structure is caused by IBD, with distinct gene flow barriers to the south and north. We discuss possible applications and research perspectives to further develop the approach.
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Hallvard Jensen Paul Eric Aspholm Bjørn Frantzen Tor-Arne Bjørn Eva Narten Høberg Thomas Holm CarlsenSammendrag
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Elvemuslingen har de siste 30–50 årene vært i kraftig tilbakegang i Norge og i resten av Europa.
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Elvemuslingen sliter på grunn av overfiske og urbanisering. Nå viser en ny studie at klimaendringer også kan skape trøbbel for muslingene.
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Paul Eric AspholmSammendrag
De kan bli 280 år gamle, men har stort sett ikke formert seg de siste 30–50 årene. Klimaendringer kan gi massedød av elvemusling over hele Europa.
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Peeter Anijalg Simon Y. W. Ho John Davison Marju Keis Egle Tammeleht Katalina Bobowik Igor L. Tumanov Alexander P. Saveljev Elena A. Lyapunova Alexandr A. Vorobiev Nikolai I. Markov Alexey P. Kryukov Ilpo Kojola Jon Swenson Snorre Hagen Hans Geir Eiken Ladislav Paule Urmas SaarmaSammendrag
Aim Climatic changes during the Late Pleistocene had major impacts on populations of plant and animal species. Brown bears and other large mammals are likely to have experienced analogous ecological pressures and phylogeographical processes. Here, we address several unresolved issues regarding the Late Pleistocene demography of brown bears: (1) the putative locations of refugia; (2) the direction of migrations across Eurasia and into North America; and (3) parallels with the demographic histories of other wild mammals and modern humans. Location Eurasia and North America. Methods We sequenced 110 complete mitochondrial genomes from Eurasian brown bears and combined these with published sequences from 138 brown bears and 33 polar bears. We used a Bayesian approach to obtain a joint estimate of the phylogeny and evolutionary divergence times. The inferred mutation rate was compared with estimates obtained using two additional methods. Results Bayesian phylogenetic analysis identified seven clades of brown bears, with most individuals belonging to a very large Holarctic clade. Bears from the widespread clade 3a1, which has a distribution from Europe across Asia to Alaska, shared a common ancestor about 45,000 years ago. Main conclusions We suggest that the Altai-Sayan region and Beringia were important Late Pleistocene refuge areas for brown bears and propose large-scale migration scenarios for bears in Eurasia and to North America. We also argue that brown bears and modern humans experienced a demographic standstill in Beringia before colonizing North America.
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Vladislav Chrastný Hana Šillerová Martina Vitková Anna Francová Jan Jehlička Jana Kocourková Paul Eric Aspholm Lars Ola Nilsson Tore Flatlandsmo Berglen Henning K.B. Jensen Michael KomárekSammendrag
After the phasing out of leaded gasoline, Pb emissions to the atmosphere dramatically decreased, and other sources became more significant. The contribution of unleaded gasoline has not been sufficiently recognized; therefore, we evaluated the impact of Pb from unleaded gasoline in a relatively pristine area in Subarctic NE Norway. The influence of different endmembers (Ni slag and concentrate from the Nikel smelter in Russia, PM10 filters, and traffic) on the overall Pb emissions was determined using various environmental samples (snow, lichens, and topsoils) and Pb isotope tracing. We found a strong relationship between Pb in snow and the Ni smelter. However, lichen samples and most of the topsoils were contaminated by Pb originating from the current use of unleaded gasoline originating from Russia. Historical leaded and recent unleaded gasoline are fully distinguishable using Pb isotopes, as unleaded gasoline is characterized by a low radiogenic composition (206Pb/207Pb = 1.098 and 208Pb/206Pb = 2.060) and remains an unneglectable source of Pb in the region.