Population genomics has provided unprecedented opportunities to unravel the mysteries of marine organisms in the oceans' depths. The world's oceans, which make up 70% of our planet, encompass diverse habitats and host numerous unexplored populations and species. Population genomics studies of marine organisms are rapidly emerging and have the potential to transform our understanding of marine populations, species, and ecosystems, providing insights into how these organisms are evolving and how they respond to different stimuli and environments. This knowledge is critical for understanding the fundamental aspects of marine life, how marine organisms will respond to environmental changes, and how we can better protect and preserve marine biodiversity and resources. This book brings together leading experts in the field to address critical aspects of fundamental and applied research in marine species and share their research and insights crucial for understanding marineecosystem diversity and function. It also discusses the challenges, opportunities and future perspectives of marine population genomics.

Provides the first comprehensive overview of population genomics of marine organisms Discusses a range of topics, from fundamental biological questions concerning marine populations to conservation and management concerns and implications Presents the state of the art in the field and serves as a foundation for future developments in marine population genomics Allows policy makers to enhance their understanding of how population structure and demography influence ocean conservation Appeals to a wide readership, including undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and practitioners in the field

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Dr. Om P. Rajora
ProfessorUniversity of New BrunswickFaculty of Forestry and Environmental ManagementFredericton, NBCanada
Dr. Majorie OleksiakAssociate ProfessorUniversity of MiamiDepartment of Marine Biology and EcologyMiami, FLUSA

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Part I: Introduction.- Marine Population Genomics: Challenges and Opportunities.- Part II: Marine Microbes.- Part III: Genetic Diversity, Population Structure, and Biogeography.- Population Genomics of Marine Zooplankton.- Population Genomics of Early-Splitting Lineages of Metazoans.- Population Genomics and Biogeography of the Northern Acorn Barnacle (Semibalanus balanoides) Using Pooled Sequencing Approaches.- Part IV: Seascape Genomics.- Seascape Genomics: Contextualizing Adaptive and Neutral Genomic Variation in the Ocean Environment.- Part V: Adaptation, Acclimation, and Speciation.- Clinal Adaptation in the Marine Environment.- The Population Genomics of Parallel Adaptation: Lessons from Threespine Stickleback.- Mechanisms of Adaptive Divergence and Speciation in Littorina saxatilis: Integrating Knowledge from Ecology and Genetics with New Data Emerging from Genomic Studies.- Ecological Speciation in Corals.- EnvironmentalEpigenomics and Its Applications in Marine Organisms.- Part VI: Protection, Conservation, and Management of Marine Organisms.- Marine Invasion Genomics: Revealing Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Biological Invasions.- Population Genomics Applied to Fishery Management and Conservation.- Marine Conservation and Marine Protected Areas.- Index.

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Part I: Introduction .- Marine Population Genomics: Challenges and Opportunities.- Part II: Marine Microbes.- Part III: Genetic Diversity, Population Structure, and Biogeography .- Population Genomics of Marine Zooplankton.- Population Genomics of Early-Splitting Lineages of Metazoans.- Population Genomics and Biogeography of the Northern Acorn Barnacle ( Semibalanus balanoides ) Using Pooled Sequencing Approaches.- Part IV: Seascape Genomics .- Seascape Genomics: Contextualizing Adaptive and Neutral Genomic Variation in the Ocean Environment.- Part V: Adaptation, Acclimation, and Speciation .- Clinal Adaptation in the Marine Environment.- The Population Genomics of Parallel Adaptation: Lessons from Threespine Stickleback.- Mechanisms of Adaptive Divergence and Speciation in Littorina saxatilis : Integrating Knowledge from Ecology and Genetics with New Data Emerging from Genomic Studies.- Ecological Speciation in Corals.- EnvironmentalEpigenomics and Its Applications in Marine Organisms.- Part VI: Protection, Conservation, and Management of Marine Organisms .- Marine Invasion Genomics: Revealing Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Biological Invasions.- Population Genomics Applied to Fishery Management and Conservation.- Marine Conservation and Marine Protected Areas.- Index.