Alright bud the best answer to this question would be that the stratum basale or stratum germinativum which would be the bottom most part of the epidermis has the highest mitotic rate
Answer:
Rockfish larvae are pelagic, there is genetic evidence for limited dispersal within Puget Sound for the quillback and copper (S. caurinus) rockfish (Seeb 1998) as well as for differentiation from coastal populations of brown rockfish (S. auriculatus) (Buonaccorsi et al. 2002). This degree of population structure is consistent with other genetic and otolith studies from coastal Pacific rockfish populations
Answer: climate change
Explanation: climate change in major cold places tend to cause ice wedging