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Population structure and dispersal of Solea solea (Common Sole) in the North Sea [Populatiestructuur en verspreiding van Solea solea (Tong) in de Noordzee]

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Description
Because the lack of information on the genetic structure of fishes on the BCS, the Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology initiated a large-scale survey of the genetic structure of selected marine animals in 1992. This dataset focuses on Solea solea. more

Because of the lack of information on the genetic structure of fishes on the Belgian Continental Shelf, the Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven initiated a large-scale survey of the genetic structure of selected marine animals in 1992. Species were chosen on the basis of their abundance and role in the food web (gobies of the genus Pomatoschistus), as ecological indicator (parasites of the flatworm genus Gyrodactylus) or their significance for fisheries (European eel and sole). The genetic structure of sole (Solea solea) points to isolation by distance as measured with mitochondrial markers. We established genetic structure in European eel (Daemen et al, 1997 and 2001; Maes & Volckaert, in prep.) and a combination of isolation by distance and stepping stone colonisation in threespine stickleback (Volckaert and Audenaert, in prep.). The results have been used over the past years by the Working group on eel (EIFAC/FAO). Fisheries management of eel was optimised by introducing a marine perspective and the isolation-by-distance genetic structure. Expertise of the Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology has also been shared with ICES at the annual meeting (Brugge, 2000), with the Belgian and regional government, with the EU (expert evaluation), the media (TV appearance on exotic species in Flanders; radio interview on transgenics) and the public (voluntary teaching to high school pupils and the public).

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Benthos, Biology > Fish
Keywords:
Dispersal phenomena, Fish, Molecular structure, Population genetics, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS), ANE, Belgium, East Coast, Bol van Knokke, ANE, Belgium, East Coast, Steendiep, ANE, Belgium, East Coast, Wenduine Bank, ANE, Belgium, Koksijde, Oostduinkerke-Bad, ANE, Belgium, West Coast, Grote Rede, ANE, Belgium, West Coast, Kleine Rede, ANE, Belgium, West Coast, Potje, ANE, Belgium, West Coast, Stroom Bank, ANE, Belgium, West Coast, Westdiep, ANE, British Isles, Brown Ridges, ANE, British Isles, England, Thames Estuary, ANE, British Isles, Sierra Ventana, ANE, English Channel, ANE, France, Brittany, Vilaine Bay, ANE, France, Gironde Estuary, ANE, France, Noirmoutiers, ANE, France, Pays de Loire, Loire Estuary, ANE, France, Pertuis de Breton, ANE, France, Seine Estuary, ANE, France, St. Jean de Luz, ANE, Kattegat, ANE, Portugal, Lisbon, MED, France, Palavas, MED, France, Sète, MED, Greece, Thessaloniki, MED, Italy, Veneto, Venice Lagoon, MED, Spain, Barcelona, MED, Spain, Castellon, MED, Spain, Murcia, Solea solea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Geographical coverage
ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) [Marine Regions]
ANE, Belgium, East Coast, Bol van Knokke [Marine Regions]
ANE, Belgium, East Coast, Steendiep [Marine Regions]
ANE, Belgium, East Coast, Wenduine Bank [Marine Regions]
ANE, Belgium, Koksijde, Oostduinkerke-Bad [Marine Regions]
ANE, Belgium, West Coast, Grote Rede [Marine Regions]
ANE, Belgium, West Coast, Kleine Rede [Marine Regions]
ANE, Belgium, West Coast, Potje [Marine Regions]
ANE, Belgium, West Coast, Stroom Bank [Marine Regions]
ANE, Belgium, West Coast, Westdiep [Marine Regions]
ANE, British Isles, Brown Ridges [Marine Regions]
ANE, British Isles, England, Thames Estuary [Marine Regions]
ANE, British Isles, Sierra Ventana
ANE, English Channel [Marine Regions]
ANE, France, Brittany, Vilaine Bay
ANE, France, Gironde Estuary [Marine Regions]
ANE, France, Noirmoutiers
ANE, France, Pays de Loire, Loire Estuary [Marine Regions]
ANE, France, Pertuis de Breton [Marine Regions]
ANE, France, Seine Estuary [Marine Regions]
ANE, France, St. Jean de Luz [Marine Regions]
ANE, Kattegat [Marine Regions]
ANE, Portugal, Lisbon [Marine Regions]
MED, France, Palavas
MED, France, Sète
MED, Greece, Thessaloniki [Marine Regions]
MED, Italy, Veneto, Venice Lagoon [Marine Regions]
MED, Spain, Barcelona [Marine Regions]
MED, Spain, Castellon [Marine Regions]
MED, Spain, Murcia [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
February 1999 - 2005

Taxonomic coverage
Solea solea (Linnaeus, 1758) [WoRMS]

Parameters
Microsat analysis Methodology
Mitochondrial DNA sequences Methodology
Microsat analysis: Microsat analysis (see Iyengar et al. 2000)
see Iyengar et al. 2000. Identification of microsatellite repeats in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) and Dover Sole (Solea Solea) using a RAPD-based technique: Characterisation of microsatellite markers in Dover sole. Marine Biotechnology.
Mitochondrial DNA sequences: SSCP analysis (see Tinti F. and Piccinetti, C. 2000)
see Tinti, F. and Piccinetti, C. 2000. Molecular systematics of the Atlanto-Mediterranean Solea species

Mitochondrial DNA sequences: DNA sequencing

Contributors
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Departement Biologie; Afdeling Dierenecologie en -systematiek; Diversiteit en Systematiek van Dieren, moredata creatordata ownerdata managertaxonomic identifier
Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO), moredata owner

Related datasets
(Partly) included in:
PROJECT DATA: Integrated data from projects PODOI and Trophos (1997-2006), more

Project
Structural and functional biodiversity of North Sea ecosystems: species and their habitats as indicator for the sustainable management of the BCS, more
TROPHOS: Higher trophic levels in the Southern North Sea, more

Publication
Used in this dataset
Tinti, F.; Piccinetti, C. (2000). Molecular systematics of the Atlanto-Mediterranean Solea species. J. Fish Biol. 56: 604-614, more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research
Metadatarecord created: 2004-05-10
Information last updated: 2007-08-21
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