SUPR
Scaling up eelgrass restoration for coastal biodiversity: A framework for climate-adaptive management
Dnr:

NAISS 2024/22-1205

Type:

NAISS Small Compute

Principal Investigator:

Maria Eugenia Bernal Gomez

Affiliation:

Göteborgs universitet

Start Date:

2024-09-25

End Date:

2025-10-01

Primary Classification:

10615: Evolutionary Biology

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Allocation

Abstract

The rate and areal extent of global coastal ecosystems decline is increasing dramatically due to climate change and escalating anthropogenic pressures. This trend has raised concerns that developing restoration methods and technology alone will not be enough without considering rapid environmental changes. Using eelgrass ecosystems as a case study, we will take advantage of genomic data produced in Sweden and the high-quality eelgrass reference genome available to conduct seascape genomic analysis to identify sets of genes associated with resilience to climate-change driven variations in salinity and temperature. The overall aim is to design a genotyping array that would allow us to identify “climate-adapted genotypes” that could be used for successful restoration trials. I will therefore use compute and storage resources to analyze 2bRAD data. From identifying SNPs, genetic structure and gene flow to identifying putative adaptive loci.