Fragmentation by major dams and implications for the future viability of platypus populations

Jose L. Mijangos; Gilad Bino; Tahneal Hawke; Stephen H. Kolomyjec; Richard T. Kingsford; Harvinder Sidhu; Tom Grant; Jenna Day; Kimberly N. Dias; Jaime Gongora; William B. Sherwin

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-04038-9

Communications Biology (Nov 2022)

Fragmentation by major dams and implications for the future viability of platypus populations

Jose L. Mijangos,
Gilad Bino,
Tahneal Hawke,
Stephen H. Kolomyjec,
Richard T. Kingsford,
Harvinder Sidhu,
Tom Grant,
Jenna Day,
Kimberly N. Dias,
Jaime Gongora,
William B. Sherwin

Affiliations

Jose L. Mijangos: School of Science, UNSW
Gilad Bino: Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW
Tahneal Hawke: Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW
Stephen H. Kolomyjec: College of Science and the Environment, Lake Superior State University
Richard T. Kingsford: Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW
Harvinder Sidhu: School of Science, UNSW
Tom Grant: Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW
Jenna Day: Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney
Kimberly N. Dias: Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney
Jaime Gongora: Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney
William B. Sherwin: Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, UNSW

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04038-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Major dams are found to disrupt platypus gene flow and dispersal, with higher genetic differentiation found across dams than along similar stretches of undammed rivers, indicating that they act as significant barriers to platypus movement.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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