{
  "id": 5307062,
  "title": "Stepping-stone population structure and sidespread clonality of the mesophotic octocoral Swiftia exserta in the warm temperate northwest Atlantic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/stepping-stone-population-structure-and-sidespread-clonality-of-the",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.01.748044v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Isolated mesophotic banks form spatially discrete networks of patchy ecosystems along continental shelves. Their long-term persistence depends on connectivity among populations of the dominant coral species that structure these communities. Yet the scale of larval-mediated gene flow across these networks remains poorly characterized. Similarly, the extent to which clonal propagation shapes local…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}