The HYAM project comprises 5 major tasks :
WP1 will review existing environmental data and produce complementary data relating to environmental pollution by industries in the 19th and 20th centuries.
WP2 will estimate the extent of gene flow between populations and species using genetic data obtained using the targeted sequecing method (high-throughput sequencing of total DNA after enrichment by capture). The capture probes will be the Angiosperm353 kit developed for flowering plants and the Octocoral-V2 kit developed for octocorallia. The results of WP1 and WP2 will be used to establish the sampling plan for WP3, which is dedicated to population genomics of the two study models (Teucrium and Eunicella).
Analyses in WP3 will focus on evidences of introgression and selection to test the hypothesis of adaptive introgression in relation to environmental changes.
WP4 will step back and model the demographic history of the organisms under study in order to integrate their current ecology into a broader framework that will make it possible to appreciate the evolutionary and ecological consequences of the ancient, recent and ongoing environmental changes.
The empirical results from WP 1 to 4 will be used in WP 5 to stimulate discussions in the form of workshops at the interface between evolutionary biology, taxonomy and biodiversity conservation. The ultimate aim of WP5 is to enrich conservation practices within the PNCal with a new perspective on coastal environmental issues, biodiversity and its evolution.