ArticleMolecular ecology2025
Genomic-Guided Conservation Actions to Restore the Most Endangered Conifer in the Mediterranean Basin.
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- The FORGENIUS Genomic Resources: New Genotyping Tools and Genomic Data for 23 Forest Tree Species and Their Genetic Conservation Units.Molecular ecology resources · 2026Article
- Habitat conditions shape the phyllosphere mycobiome of the critically endangered Abies nebrodensis.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
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Species with extremely small population sizes are critically endangered because of reduced genetic diversity, increased inbreeding and hybridisation threats. Genomic tools significantly advance conservation by revealing genetic insights into endangered species, notably in monitoring frameworks. Sicilian fir (Abies nebrodensis) is the most endangered conifer in Europe with only 30 adult trees in an 84-ha area. Using 20,824 SNPs from RAD-seq, employing genome assembly and a custom 120 SNP-array, we evaluated genetic diversity, mating patterns, and effective population size in adult trees, 118 natural seedlings, and 2064 nursery seedlings from past conservation actions. We assessed introgression from neighbouring non-native fir plantations (~6%) and established an intra-population assisted gene flow (AGF) program selecting the most genetically dissimilar individuals and investigating the outcome through simulations. Genomic analysis unveiled significant genetic diversity among adult Sicilian firs, comparable to non-endangered Mediterranean firs with larger populations. However, the genetic diversity of the forthcoming generation declined due to high self-fertilisation, leading to marked inbreeding (F
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