Genetic Differentiation in Pelagic Fishes Under Global Change
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 93
Special Issue Editors
Interests: population genetics; phylogeography; evolution; applications in conservation; fisheries; aquaculture; biotechnology
Interests: marine biology; evolutionary biology; bioinformatics; conservation genetics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pelagic species, known for their abundant and highly dispersed populations, show varied patterns of genetic differentiation; in the face of global climate change, these patterns are modified in a multifaceted way. As global environmental changes accelerate, it is necessary to understand how these species will adapt or decline, the knowledge of which is fundamental to maintaining marine biodiversity and supporting global fisheries. Advances in genomic and ecological tools, together with a better understanding of the impacts of climate change, can provide new insights into how pelagic fish will evolve in the future.
This Special Issue provides an opportunity to highlight new research on how changes in the global environment (e.g., climate change, ocean acidification, habitat loss, and other anthropogenic influences, such as fishing or toxic waste dumping) affect populations of pelagic fish species, and to assess geospatial patterns of genetic diversity as measures of medium-term diagnosis and management. Questions will be addressed relating to changes in the distribution, abundance, or migratory patterns of fish as they adapt to changing environmental conditions, ecological interactions, dynamics of genetic structure (isolation and connectivity, adaptation, migratory patterns, and gene flow), contemporary and future prediction models, etc. Comparative studies of species and meta-analyses of data are welcome.
These studies will aid in conservation and management strategies such as the establishment of protected marine areas, the regulation of fishing efforts based on changes in fish populations, and the use of genetic information to guide breeding or reintroduction programs.
Dr. Francisco Javier García-De León
Dr. Verónica Mendoza-Portillo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change
- population genetics
- pelagic fishes
- conservation
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