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Genetic differentiation, local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity in fragmented populations of a rare forest herb.
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- Bumblebees mediate landscape effects on a forest herb's population genetic structure in European agricultural landscapes.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Genetic Diversity and Phylogenetic Analysis ofGenes · 2023Article
- Assessment of the variability of the morphological traits and differentiation of Cucurbita moschata in Cote d'Ivoire.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Context matters: the landscape matrix determines the population genetic structure of temperate forest herbs across Europe.Landscape ecology · 2022Article
- Genetic mixing for population management: From genetic rescue to provenancing.Evolutionary applications · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDue to habitat loss and fragmentation, numerous forest species are subject to severe population decline. Investigating variation in genetic diversity, phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation should be a prerequisite for implementing conservation actions. This study aimed to explore these aspects in ten fragmented populations of
methodsFor each population we collected environmental data on landscape (habitat size, quality and fragmentation) and local conditions (slope, presence of alien species, incidence of the herbivorous insect
resultsThe populations exhibited moderate phenotypic variation. Population size (range: 16-655 individuals), number of flowering adults (range: 3-420 individuals) and inflorescence size (range: 5.0-8.4 cm) were positively related to Mg soil content. Populations' gene diversity was moderate (Nei-H = 0.071-0.1316); STRUCTURE analysis identified five different clusters and three main geographic groups: upper, lower, and Apennine/Western Po plain. Fragmentation did not have an influence on the local adaptation of populations, which for all measured traits showed P DISCUSSION: The variation of phenotypic traits across sites was attributed to plastic response rather than local adaptation. Plant translocation from suitable source populations to endangered ones should particularly take into account provenance according to identified genetic clusters and specific soil factors.
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