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Omondi SF, Githae EW, Khasa DP. Long-distance gene flow in Acacia senegal: Hope for disturbed and fragmented populations. Ecol Evol 2023; 13:e10292. [PMID: 37449018 PMCID: PMC10337015 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Even though pollen and seed dispersals are some of the important factors that determine tree species survival across landscapes, gene dispersal data of important tropical dryland tree species such as Acacia senegal that are undergoing various population disturbances remain scarce. Understanding patterns of gene dispersal in these ecosystems is important for conservation, landscape restoration and tree improvement. We investigated pollen and seed mediated gene flow in two A. senegal populations of contrasting state (less disturbed and heavily undisturbed) using nine microsatellites and 128 genotyping-by-sequencing single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) multilocus genotypes of two growth stages (juvenile and adult trees) and their spatial locations. We performed parentage assignments using likelihood approach and undertook spatial genetic structure (SGS) analyses for the two growth stages through correlation among kinship coefficients and geographical distances between pair of individuals. The SNPs showed higher resolving power and assignment rates than microsatellites; however, a combination of the two marker-types improved the assignment rate and provided robust parentage assessments. We found evidence of long-distance (up to 210 m) pollination events for both populations; however, the majority of seed dispersal was found closer to the putative maternal parent. On average, parentage analysis showed high amounts of pollen (40%) and seed (20%) immigration in both populations. Significant positive SGS was found only for the adult cohorts in the less disturbed population for distance classes 20 and 40 m, indicating historical short-distance seed dispersals. Our results suggest long-distance gene flow within the species and we recommend conservation of remnant and isolated populations or individual trees to promote genetic connectivity.
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- Stephen F. Omondi
- Department of Forest Genetics and Tree ImprovementKenya Forestry Research InstituteNairobiKenya
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- Centre for Forest Research and Institute for Systems and Integrative BiologyUniversité LavalSainte‐FoyQuébecCanada
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Gervais L, Mouginot P, Gibert A, Salles O, Latutrie M, Piquet J, Archambeau J, Pujol B. Wild snapdragon plant pedigree sheds light on limited connectivity enhanced by higher migrant reproductive success in a fragmented landscape. OPEN RESEARCH EUROPE 2023; 1:145. [PMID: 37645181 PMCID: PMC10446054 DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.14281.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Background: In contrast with historical knowledge, a recent view posits that a non-negligible proportion of populations thrive in a fragmented landscape. One underlying mechanism is the maintenance of functional connectivity, i.e., the net flow of individuals or their genes moving among suitable habitat patches. Alternatively, functional connectivity might be typically limited but enhanced by a higher reproductive success of migrants. Methods: We tested for this hypothesis in wild snapdragon plants inhabiting six patches separated by seawater in a fragmented Mediterranean scrubland landscape. We reconstructed their pedigree by using a parentage assignment method based on microsatellite genetic markers. We then estimated functional connectivity and the reproductive success of plants resulting from between-patch dispersal events. Results: We found that wild snapdragon plants thrived in this fragmented landscape, although functional connectivity between habitat patches was low (i.e. 2.9%). The progeny resulting from between-patch dispersal events had a higher reproductive success than residents. Conclusion: Our findings imply that low functional connectivity in a fragmented landscapes may have been enhanced by higher reproductive success after migration. This original mechanisms might be partly compensating the negative impact of fragmentation.
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- Laura Gervais
- CRIOBE PSL Université Paris : EHPE-UPVD-CNRS, Université de Perpignan, USR 3278, CNRS, Perpignan, France
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- CRIOBE PSL Université Paris : EHPE-UPVD-CNRS, Université de Perpignan, USR 3278, CNRS, Perpignan, France
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- CRIOBE PSL Université Paris : EHPE-UPVD-CNRS, Université de Perpignan, USR 3278, CNRS, Perpignan, France
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- CRIOBE PSL Université Paris : EHPE-UPVD-CNRS, Université de Perpignan, USR 3278, CNRS, Perpignan, France
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- CRIOBE PSL Université Paris : EHPE-UPVD-CNRS, Université de Perpignan, USR 3278, CNRS, Perpignan, France
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- CRIOBE PSL Université Paris : EHPE-UPVD-CNRS, Université de Perpignan, USR 3278, CNRS, Perpignan, France
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- CRIOBE PSL Université Paris : EHPE-UPVD-CNRS, Université de Perpignan, USR 3278, CNRS, Perpignan, France
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Diaz-Martin Z, Browne L, Cabrera D, Olivo J, Karubian J. Impacts of Flowering Density on Pollen Dispersal and Gametic Diversity Are Scale Dependent. Am Nat 2023; 201:52-64. [PMID: 36524929 DOI: 10.1086/721918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AbstractPollen dispersal is a key evolutionary and ecological process, but the degree to which variation in the density of concurrently flowering conspecific plants (i.e., coflowering density) shapes pollination patterns remains understudied. We monitored coflowering density and corresponding pollination patterns of the insect-pollinated palm Oenocarpus bataua in northwestern Ecuador and found that the influence of coflowering density on these patterns was scale dependent: high neighborhood densities were associated with reductions in pollen dispersal distance and gametic diversity of progeny arrays, whereas we observed the opposite pattern at the landscape scale. In addition, neighborhood coflowering density also impacted forward pollen dispersal kernel parameters, suggesting that low neighborhood densities encourage pollen movement and may promote gene flow and genetic diversity. Our work reveals how coflowering density at different spatial scales influences pollen movement, which in turn informs our broader understanding of the mechanisms underlying patterns of genetic diversity and gene flow within populations of plants.
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Escobar S, Vigouroux Y, Karubian J, Zekraoui L, Balslev H, Montúfar R. Limited seed dispersal shapes fine‐scale spatial genetic structure in a Neotropical dioecious large‐seeded palm. Biotropica 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/btp.13172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Sebastián Escobar
- Ecoinformatics and Biodiversity, Department of Biology Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark
- Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente, y Salud Universidad de Las Américas Quito Ecuador
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- Diversité, Adaptation, Développement des Plantes Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, University of Montpellier Montpellier France
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Tulane University New Orleans USA
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- Diversité, Adaptation, Développement des Plantes Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, University of Montpellier Montpellier France
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- Ecoinformatics and Biodiversity, Department of Biology Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Quito Ecuador
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Gene Flow and Genetic Structure Reveal Reduced Diversity between Generations of a Tropical Tree, Manilkara multifida Penn., in Atlantic Forest Fragments. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12122025. [PMID: 34946973 PMCID: PMC8701937 DOI: 10.3390/genes12122025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The Atlantic Forest remnants in southern Bahia, Brazil, contain large tree species that have suffered disturbances in recent decades. Anthropogenic activities have led to a decrease in the population of many tree species and a loss of alleles that can maintain the evolutionary fitness of their populations. This study assessed patterns of genetic diversity, spatial genetic structure, and genetic structure among Manilkara multifida Penn. populations, comparing the genetic parameters of adult and juvenile trees. In particular, we collected leaves from adults and juveniles of M. multifida in two protected areas, the Veracel Station (EVC) and the Una Biological Reserve (UBR), located in threatened Atlantic Forest fragments. We observed a substantial decay in genetic variability between generations in both areas i.e., adults’ HO values were higher (EVC = 0.720, UBR = 0.736) than juveniles’ (EVC = 0.463 and UBR = 0.560). Both juveniles and adults showed genetic structure between the two areas (θ = 0.017 for adults and θ = 0.109 for juveniles). Additionally, forest fragments indicated an unexpectedly short gene flow. Our results, therefore, highlight the pervasive effects of historical deforestation and other human disturbances on the genetic diversity of M. multifida populations within a key conservation region of the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot.
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Manoel RO, Rossini BC, Cornacini MR, Moraes MLT, Cambuim J, Alcântara MAM, Silva AM, Sebbenn AM, Marino CL. Landscape barriers to pollen and seed flow in the dioecious tropical tree Astronium fraxinifolium in Brazilian savannah. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0255275. [PMID: 34339479 PMCID: PMC8336915 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Gene flow studies provide information on gene exchange between populations, which is essential for developing genetic conservation strategies. Such analyses enable a better understanding of the life history and seed and pollen dispersal mechanisms of plant species. In this study, we investigate pollen and seed flow in a regenerant population of the pioneer species Astronium fraxinifolium in an area degraded during the construction of a hydroelectric dam. We mapped, sampled, sexed, and genotyped 386 individuals in the regenerant population (RP), as well as 128 adult trees located along two highways adjacent to the degraded area; one in Mato Grosso do Sul State (MS) and other in São Paulo State (SP). Parentage analyses was carried out for 370 individuals of the RP population, using as putative parents 348 individuals from RP and all 128 individuals sampled in MS and SP. Based on parentage analysis and eight microsatellite loci, our analyses revealed that for individuals of the RP with an identified father (pollen donor), 1.1% of the pollen was dispersed up to 532 m, while for those with an identified mother (seed donor), 0.5% of seeds were dispersed up to 4,782 m. However, a large proportion of pollen (76.5%) and seeds (57%) immigrated from trees outside the sampled populations. Pollen and seeds were dispersed through a pattern of isolation by distance. Genetic diversity was significantly similar between adults of both highway populations and individuals from RP, with significant levels of inbreeding detected only in RP. Our results demonstrate that the nearest trees contributed pollen and seeds for the recovery of the degraded area, indicating reproductive spatial isolation among the sampled populations due to the damming of the river. Such results help to understand the process of regeneration for A. fraxinifolium in regenerant populations to inform strategies for conservation and environmental recovery with this species.
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- Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira/UNESP, Ilha Solteira, São Paulo,
Brazil
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- Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira/UNESP, Ilha Solteira, São Paulo,
Brazil
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- Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira/UNESP, Ilha Solteira, São Paulo,
Brazil
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- Departamento de Melhoramento e Conservação Genética, Instituto Florestal
de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biotecnologia/ UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo,
Brazil
- Instituto de Biociências/ UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo,
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High gene flow through pollen partially compensates spatial limited gene flow by seeds for a Neotropical tree in forest conservation and restoration areas. CONSERV GENET 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-021-01344-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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do Amaral TS, Dos Santos JS, Rosa FF, Pessôa MB, Chaves LJ, Ribeiro MC, Collevatti RG. Agricultural Landscape Heterogeneity Matter: Responses of Neutral Genetic Diversity and Adaptive Traits in a Neotropical Savanna Tree. Front Genet 2021; 11:606222. [PMID: 33613620 PMCID: PMC7890196 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.606222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Plants are one of the most vulnerable groups to fragmentation and habitat loss, that may affect community richness, abundance, functional traits, and genetic diversity. Here, we address the effects of landscape features on adaptive quantitative traits and evolutionary potential, and on neutral genetic diversity in populations of the Neotropical savanna tree Caryocar brasiliense. We sampled adults and juveniles in 10 savanna remnants within five landscapes. To obtain neutral genetic variation, we genotyped all individuals from each site using nine microsatellite loci. For adaptive traits we measured seed size and mass and grown seeds in nursery in completely randomized experimental design. We obtained mean, additive genetic variance (Va) and coefficient of variation (CVa%), which measures evolvability, for 17 traits in seedlings. We found that landscapes with higher compositional heterogeneity (SHDI) had lower evolutionary potential (CVa%) in leaf length (LL) and lower aboveground dry mass (ADM) genetic differentiation (QST). We also found that landscapes with higher SHDI had higher genetic diversity (He) and allelic richness (AR) in adults, and lower genetic differentiation (FST). In juveniles, SHDI was also positively related to AR. These results are most likely due to longer dispersal distance of pollen in landscapes with lower density of flowering individuals. Agricultural landscapes with low quality mosaic may be more stressful for plant species, due to the lower habitat cover (%), higher cover of monocropping (%) and other land covers, and edge effects. However, in landscapes with higher SHDI with high quality mosaic, forest nearby savanna habitat and the other environments may facilitate the movement or provide additional habitat and resources for seed disperses and pollinators, increasing gene flow and genetic diversity. Finally, despite the very recent agriculture expansion in Central Brazil, we found no time lag in response to habitat loss, because both adults and juveniles were affected by landscape changes.
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- Tatiana Souza do Amaral
- Laboratório de Genética & Biodiversidade, ICB, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética & Biodiversidade, ICB, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Brazil.,Laboratório de Ecologia Espacial e Conservação (LEEC), Departamento de Biodiversidade, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética & Biodiversidade, ICB, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Metacomunidades e Paisagem, ICB, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Brazil
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- Escola de Agronomia, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Espacial e Conservação (LEEC), Departamento de Biodiversidade, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética & Biodiversidade, ICB, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Brazil
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Kong H, Wang Z, Guo JY, Xia QY, Zhao H, Zhang YL, Guo AP, Lu BR. Increases in Genetic Diversity of Weedy Rice Associated with Ambient Temperatures and Limited Gene Flow. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:71. [PMID: 33498419 PMCID: PMC7909424 DOI: 10.3390/biology10020071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hypotheses regarding the association of increased species or genetic diversity with gradually warmer regions as a global pattern have been proposed, but no direct and solid experimental data are available to approve the association between plant genetic diversity and ambient temperatures. To test the diversity-temperature hypothesis, we studied genetic diversity and genetic differentiation of weedy rice (Oryza sativa f. spontanea) populations occurring naturally in early- and late-season rice fields that share nearly the same ecological conditions but with slightly different temperatures. Data collected from 10-year historical climatic records indicated a ~2 ℃ higher average air temperature in the late rice-cultivation seasons than in the early seasons. Results based on molecular fingerprints of 27 SSR (simple sequence repeat) loci showed a higher level of genetic diversity in the late-season weedy rice populations than in the early-season populations. In addition, a positive correlation was detected between the increased proportion of genetic diversity (ΔHe ) and genetic differentiation among the weedy rice populations, suggesting limited gene flow. Therefore, we conclude from this study that increased genetic diversity in the late-season weedy rice populations is probably caused by the higher ambient temperatures. This finding provides evidence for the possible association between genetic diversity and ambient temperatures.
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- Hua Kong
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, CATAS, Haikou 571101, China; (H.K.); (J.-Y.G.); (Q.-Y.X.); (H.Z.); (Y.-L.Z.)
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- Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Fudan University, Songhu Road 2005, Shanghai 200438, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, CATAS, Haikou 571101, China; (H.K.); (J.-Y.G.); (Q.-Y.X.); (H.Z.); (Y.-L.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, CATAS, Haikou 571101, China; (H.K.); (J.-Y.G.); (Q.-Y.X.); (H.Z.); (Y.-L.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, CATAS, Haikou 571101, China; (H.K.); (J.-Y.G.); (Q.-Y.X.); (H.Z.); (Y.-L.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, CATAS, Haikou 571101, China; (H.K.); (J.-Y.G.); (Q.-Y.X.); (H.Z.); (Y.-L.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Hainan Key Laboratory for Biosafety Monitoring and Molecular Breeding in Off-Season Reproduction Regions, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, CATAS, Haikou 571101, China; (H.K.); (J.-Y.G.); (Q.-Y.X.); (H.Z.); (Y.-L.Z.)
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- Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Fudan University, Songhu Road 2005, Shanghai 200438, China;
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Martins LAR, Lorenzoni RM, Pereira Júnior RM, Miranda FDD, Fontes MMP, Carrijo TT, Soares TCB. Genetic diversity and structure of Dorstenia elata (Moraceae) in an Atlantic Forest remnant. RODRIGUÉSIA 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/2175-7860202172081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Abstract Plant species that show gregarious spatial distribution and endemism to the Atlantic Forest, such as Dorstenia elata, are particularly sensitive to the effects of genetic diversity loss. In the present study, we aimed to quantify the genetic diversity in native populations of this species in an Atlantic Forest remnant. The sample included three aggregates of individuals, and molecular characterization was performed with twelve ISSR primers. Intrapopulation analyses were based on the calculation of the Shannon index; total expected heterozygosity and the matrix of distances between pairs of individuals were also calculated. The obtained grouping dendrogram evinced the formation of two groups. Interpopulation investigations were based on the analysis of molecular variance and the estimate of historical gene flow. The results demonstrate that one group comprised the genotypes from two subpopulations, and the other contained exclusively the genotypes of a third subpopulation. The greatest genetic variability was observed within rather than among populations, indicating that the geographical distance and the road that divides the studied populations are not causing loss of genetic diversity.
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Zhou W, Zhang XX, Ren Y, Li P, Chen XY, Hu XS. Mating system and population structure in the natural distribution of Toona ciliata (Meliaceae) in South China. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16998. [PMID: 33046785 PMCID: PMC7550595 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74123-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Most initially perfect flowers of Toona ciliata Roem subsequently develop into functionally unisexual flowers and their relative positions in the same inflorescence could enhance the outcrossing system in this species. Here we investigated the mating system of this species. We used eight nuclear microsatellite markers and investigated the progeny of 125 mother trees from six populations naturally distributed in South China, with sample sizes ranging from 64 to 300 seeds. The multilocus outcrossing rate was 0.970 ± 0.063, and the single locus outcrossing rate was 0.859 ± 0.106, indicating the pattern of predominant outcrossing. Selfing was present in one population, but biparental inbreeding occurred in five populations. Inbreeding was absent in maternal parents, and correlations of selfing among families or among loci were generally insignificant. Positive correlation of paternity at multiple loci was significant in four populations, but was not consistent with the results at single loci. Population substructure occurred in male similarity between outcrosses only in one population. Population genetic differentaitaion was significant (Fst = 34.5%) and the effects of isolation-by-distance at the eight loci were significant among the six populations. These results provide evidence that self-comptability and inbreeding naturally occur in T. ciliata and indicate that inbreeding avoidance is necessary during genetic improvement and breeding of this endangered tree species.
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- Wei Zhou
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510642, China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510642, China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510642, China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510642, China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510642, China. .,Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510642, China.
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510642, China. .,Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, 510642, China.
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The effects of pollen dispersal and mating pattern on inbreeding depression and hybrid vigor in Balfourodendron riedelianum (Engl.) Engl. (Rutaceae). CONSERV GENET 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-020-01250-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Torres-Vanegas F, Hadley AS, Kormann UG, Jones FA, Betts MG, Wagner HH. The Landscape Genetic Signature of Pollination by Trapliners: Evidence From the Tropical Herb, Heliconia tortuosa. Front Genet 2019; 10:1206. [PMID: 31867039 PMCID: PMC6906188 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.01206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Animal-mediated pollination is essential for the maintenance of plant reproduction, especially in tropical ecosystems, where pollination networks have been thought to have highly generalized structures. However, accumulating evidence suggests that not all floral visitors provide equally effective pollination services, potentially reducing the number of realized pollinators and increasing the cryptic specialization of pollination networks. Thus, there is a need to understand how different functional groups of pollinators influence pollination success. Here, we examined whether patterns of contemporary pollen-mediated gene flow in Heliconia tortuosa are consistent with the foraging strategy of its territorial or traplining hummingbird pollinators. Territorial hummingbirds defend clumps of flowers and are expected to transfer pollen locally. In contrast, traplining hummingbirds forage across longer distances, thereby increasing pollen flow among forest fragments, and are thought to repeatedly visit particular plants. If trapliners indeed visit the same plants repeatedly along their regular routes, this could lead to a situation where neighboring plants sample genetically distinct pollen pools. To test this hypothesis, we genotyped 720 seeds and 71 mother plants from 18 forest fragments at 11 microsatellite loci. We performed TwoGener analysis to test pollen pool differentiation within sites (among neighboring plants within the same forest fragment: ΦSC) and between sites (among forest fragments: ΦCT). We found strong, statistically significant pollen pool differentiation among neighboring mother plants (ΦSC = 0.0506), and weaker, statistically significant differentiation among sites (ΦCT = 0.0285). We interpret this pattern of hierarchical pollen pool differentiation as the landscape genetic signature of the foraging strategy of traplining hummingbirds, where repeatable, long-distance, and high-fidelity routes transfer pollen among particular plants. Although H. tortuosa is also visited by territorial hummingbirds, our results suggest that these pollinators do not contribute substantially to successful pollination, highlighting differences in realized pollination efficiency. This cryptic reduction in the number of realized pollinators potentially increases the vulnerability of pollination success to the decline of populations of traplining hummingbirds, which have been shown to be sensitive to forest fragmentation. We conclude that maintaining habitat connectivity to sustain the foraging routes of trapliners may be essential for the maintenance of pollen-mediated gene flow in human-modified landscapes.
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- Felipe Torres-Vanegas
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON, Canada.,Forest Biodiversity Research Network, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach, Switzerland
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States.,Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, Panama
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- Forest Biodiversity Research Network, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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Grant EL, Conroy GC, Lamont RW, Reddell PW, Wallace HM, Ogbourne SM. Short distance pollen dispersal and low genetic diversity in a subcanopy tropical rainforest tree, Fontainea picrosperma (Euphorbiaceae). Heredity (Edinb) 2019; 123:503-516. [PMID: 31076650 PMCID: PMC6781113 DOI: 10.1038/s41437-019-0231-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Gene flow via pollen movement affects genetic variation in plant populations and is an important consideration in plant domestication. Fontainea picrosperma is a subcanopy rainforest tree that is of commercial interest because it is the source of tigilanol tiglate, a natural product used for the treatment of solid tumors. We identify patterns of pollen-mediated gene flow within natural populations of F. picrosperma and estimate genetic parameters and genetic structure between adult and juvenile groups using microsatellite markers. Our results show pollination events occur over much shorter distances than reported for tropical canopy species. At least 63% of seeds are sired by male trees located within 30 m of the mother. On average, 27% of the local male population contributed to successful reproduction of F. picrosperma with most fathers siring a single seed, however, the contributions to reproduction were uneven. Larger male trees with more flowers had greater reproductive success than those with less flowers (P < 0.05). There were comparatively low levels of genetic variation across the species (HE = 0.405 for adult trees and 0.379 for juveniles) and we found no loss of genetic diversity between adult and juvenile trees. Short distance pollen flow and low genetic diversity is theoretically a prelude to genetic impoverishment, however F. picrosperma has persisted through multiple significant climatic oscillations. Nevertheless, the remaining low genetic diversity is of concern for domestication programs which require maximal genetic diversity to facilitate efficient selective breeding and genetic improvement of this commercially significant species.
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- Elektra L Grant
- GeneCology Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia
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- GeneCology Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia
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- GeneCology Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia
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- GeneCology Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia
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- GeneCology Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia.
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Wang ZF, Liu HL, Dai SP, Cao HL, Wang RJ, Wang ZM. Endangered but genetically stable- Erythrophleum fordii within Feng Shui woodlands in suburbanized villages. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:10950-10963. [PMID: 32523682 PMCID: PMC7277784 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Feng Shui woodlands are naturally or artificially formed green areas in southern China. They are precious for maintaining ecosystem balance in modern semiurban environments. However, they are generally small and geographically isolated from each other, and the status of genetic diversity of the plant species within them has been almost neglected. Therefore, we studied the genetic diversity of the endangered Erythrophleum fordii in eight Feng Shui woodlands (a total of 1,061 individuals) in Guangzhou, a large city in southern China, using microsatellites. For comparison, one population with 33 individuals sampled in a nature reserve was also studied. Although our results indicate that significant demographic declines occurred historically in E. fordii, such declines have not resulted in consistent reductions in genetic variation over generations in Feng Shui populations in the recent past, and the levels of genetic variation in these populations were higher than or comparable to the genetic variation of the population in the nature reserve. In addition, our parentage and paternity analyses indicated widespread and potential long‐distance pollen flow within one Feng Shui woodland, indicating the presence of an unbroken pollination network, which would at least partially alleviate the genetic erosion due to habitat fragmentation and the unequal gene contributions of E. fordii parents to their progenies when favorable recruitment habitats are absent under most of the parent trees. Overall, our results suggest that E. fordii in Feng Shui woodlands may not be driven to extinction in the near future. Nevertheless, uncontrolled fast urban development with a lack of awareness of Feng Shui woodlands will cause the local extinction of E. fordii, which has already happened in some Feng Shui woodlands.
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- Zheng-Feng Wang
- Center of Plant Ecology, Core Botanical Gardens Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China
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- Environmental Horticulture Research Institute Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences Guangzhou China.,Key Lab of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Innovation and Utilization Guangzhou China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Forestry and Landscape Architecture Guangzhou China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China
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Stepping stones or stone dead? Fecundity, pollen dispersal and mating patterns of roadside Qualea grandiflora Mart. trees. CONSERV GENET 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-019-01217-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Wind pollination over 70 years reduces the negative genetic effects of severe forest fragmentation in the tropical oak Quercus bambusifolia. Heredity (Edinb) 2019; 124:156-169. [PMID: 31431738 DOI: 10.1038/s41437-019-0258-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Whether wind pollination in trees can offset the negative genetic consequences of anthropogenic forest fragmentation is not clearly established. To answer this question, we examined the demographic genetics of Quercus bambusifolia over a 70-year recovery period in highly fragmented forests in Hong Kong. We sampled 1138 individuals from 37 locations, and genetically analysed the chronosequence through the classification of tree diameters from the same populations using 13 microsatellite markers. Our study reveals that severe fragmentation caused a significant genetic bottleneck with very few remaining but genetically diverse individuals. We observed an enhanced genetic diversity during demographic recovery. We found full-sibs within populations and half-sibs across the study range. This reflects a limited seed dispersal and extensive pollen flow. Despite reduced genetic structure both among and within populations, overall a strong persisting genetic differentiation (F'ST = 0.240, P < 0.01) and significant small-scale spatial genetic structure (F(1) = 0.13, Sp = 0.024, P < 0.01) were observed. Existing bottlenecks and low effective population sizes within the temporal chronosequence suggest that the long-term effect of severe fragmentation cannot be entirely eliminated by wind pollination with demographic recovery in the absence of effective seed dispersal. Our results lead to recommendations for forest management.
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Carpenter JK, O'Donnell CFJ, Moltchanova E, Kelly D. Long seed dispersal distances by an inquisitive flightless rail ( Gallirallus australis) are reduced by interaction with humans. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2019; 6:190397. [PMID: 31598239 PMCID: PMC6731707 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.190397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Human presence is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, but the influence this has on the seed dispersal services performed by frugivorous animals is largely unknown. The New Zealand weka (Gallirallus australis) is an inquisitive flightless rail that frequently congregates in areas of high human use. Weka are important seed dispersers, yet the seed dispersal services they provide are still poorly understood. We estimated seed dispersal distances of weka for two plant species (Prumnopitys ferruginea and Elaeocarpus dentatus) and tested how human interaction affected these dispersal distances. We estimated weka seed dispersal distances by combining GPS data from 39 weka over three sites with weka seed retention time data in a mechanistic model. The mean seed retention times were extremely long (38-125 h). Weka were highly effective dispersers, dispersing 93-96% of seeds away from parent canopies, and 1% of seeds over 1 km. However, we found evidence of a significant human impact on the seed dispersal distances of weka, with birds occupying areas of high human use performing 34.8-40.9% shorter distances than their more remote counterparts. This represents an example of cryptic function loss, where although weka are still present in the ecosystem, their seed dispersal services are impaired by human interaction.
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- Joanna K. Carpenter
- Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, Private Bag 1930, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- Department of Math and Statistics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 4800, New Zealand
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- Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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Muniz AC, Lemos-Filho JP, Buzatti RSDO, Ribeiro PCC, Fernandes FM, Lovato MB. Genetic data improve the assessment of the conservation status based only on herbarium records of a Neotropical tree. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5693. [PMID: 30952869 PMCID: PMC6451013 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41454-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Although there is a consensus among conservation biologists about the importance of genetic information, the assessment of extinction risk and conservation decision-making generally do not explicitly consider this type of data. Genetic data can be even more important in species where little other information is available. In this study, we investigated a poorly known legume tree, Dimorphandra exaltata, from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, a hotspot for conservation. We coupled species distribution models and geospatial assessment based on herbarium records with population genetic analyses to evaluate its genetic status and extinction risk, and to suggest conservation measures. Dimorphandra exaltata shows low genetic diversity, inbreeding, and genetic evidence of decrease in population size, indicating that the species is genetically depleted. Geospatial assessment classified the species as Endangered. Species distribution models projected a decrease in range size in the near future (2050). The genetic status of the species suggests low adaptive potential, which compromises its chances of survival in the face of ongoing climatic change. Altogether, our coupled analyses show that the species is even more threatened than indicated by geospatial analyses alone. Thus, conservation measures that take into account genetic data and the impacts of climate change in the species should be implemented.
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- André Carneiro Muniz
- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, CP 486, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, CP 486, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil
- Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Campus Universitário Araguaína, Araguaína, TO 77824-838, Brazil
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- Jardim Botânico da Fundação Municipal de Parques e Zoobotânica de Belo Horizonte, Coordination of Plano de Ação Nacional para a Conservação do faveiro-de-wilson, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, CP 486, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil.
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Ramos SLF, Dequigiovanni G, Sebbenn AM, Lopes MTG, de Macêdo JLV, Veasey EA, Alves‐Pereira A, da Silva PP, Garcia JN, Kageyama PY. Paternity analysis, pollen flow, and spatial genetic structure of a natural population of Euterpe precatoria in the Brazilian Amazon. Ecol Evol 2018; 8:11143-11157. [PMID: 30519432 PMCID: PMC6262938 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Revised: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Euterpe precatoria, known as açaí do Amazonas, is a regionally important palm of the Amazon rainforest for the fruit production through extractive agriculture. Little information is available with regard to genetic diversity, gene flow, and spatial genetic structure (SGS) of açaí populations, which are essential for the use, management, and conservation of genetic resources of the species. This research aimed to assess the genetic diversity, inbreeding level, SGS, and gene flow in four ontogenetic stages of a natural E. precatoria population in the Brazilian Amazon, based on 18 microsatellite loci. The study was carried out in a natural population dispersed in an area of about 10 ha. Leaf tissues of 248 plants were mapped and sampled and classified into four ontogenetic stages: reproductive (59), immature (70), young (60), and seedling (59). Genetic diversity indices were high for all ontogenetic stages. The fixation index (F) for all ontogenetic stages was not significantly different from zero, indicating the absence of inbreeding. A significant SGS was found for all ontogenetic stages (68-110 m), indicating seed dispersal over short distances. Paternity analysis detected pollen immigration of 39.1%, a selfing rate of 4.2%, and a mean pollen dispersal distance within the population of 531 m. The results indicate substantial allele input in the population via pollen immigration, contributing to the maintenance of the genetic diversity of the population. However, within a population, the renewal with new progenies selected from seed plants spaced at least 110 m apart is important to avoid collecting seeds from related plants.
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- Departamento de GenéticaEscola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”/Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP)PiracicabaSPBrazil
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- Seção de Melhoramento e Conservação Genética FlorestalInstituto Florestal de São PauloSão PauloSPBrazil
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- Departamento de GenéticaEscola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”/Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP)PiracicabaSPBrazil
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- Departamento de GenéticaEscola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”/Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP)PiracicabaSPBrazil
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- Departamento de Ciências FlorestaisEscola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”/Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP)PiracicabaSPBrazil
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- Departamento de Ciências FlorestaisEscola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz”/Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP)PiracicabaSPBrazil
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Moraes MA, Kubota TYK, Rossini BC, Marino CL, Freitas MLM, Moraes MLT, da Silva AM, Cambuim J, Sebbenn AM. Long-distance pollen and seed dispersal and inbreeding depression in Hymenaea stigonocarpa (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae) in the Brazilian savannah. Ecol Evol 2018; 8:7800-7816. [PMID: 30250664 PMCID: PMC6144967 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Hymenaea stigonocarpa is a neotropical tree that is economically important due to its high-quality wood; however, because it has been exploited extensively, it is currently considered threatened. Microsatellite loci were used to investigate the pollen and seed dispersal, mating patterns, spatial genetic structure (SGS), genetic diversity, and inbreeding depression in H. stigonocarpa adults, juveniles, and open-pollinated seeds, which were sampled from isolated trees in a pasture and trees within a forest fragment in the Brazilian savannah. We found that the species presented a mixed mating system, with population and individual variations in the outcrossing rate (0.53-1.0). The studied populations were not genetically isolated due to pollen and seed flow between the studied populations and between the populations and individuals located outside of the study area. Pollen and seed dispersal occurred over long distances (>8 km); however, the dispersal patterns were isolated by distance, with a high frequency of mating occurring between near-neighbor trees and seeds dispersed near the parent trees. The correlated mating for individual seed trees was higher within than among fruits, indicating that fruits present a high proportion of full-sibs. Genetic diversity and SGS were similar among the populations, but offspring showed evidence of inbreeding, mainly originating from mating among related trees, which suggests inbreeding depression between the seed and adult stages. Selfing resulted in a higher inbreeding depression than mating among relatives, as assessed through survival and height. As the populations are not genetically isolated, both are important targets for in situ conservation to maintain their genetic diversity; for ex situ conservation, seeds can be collected from at least 78 trees in both populations separated by at least 250 m.
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- Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira/UNESPIlha SolteiraSPBrazil
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Browne L, Karubian J. Habitat loss and fragmentation reduce effective gene flow by disrupting seed dispersal in a neotropical palm. Mol Ecol 2018; 27:3055-3069. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.14765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Luke Browne
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Tulane University New Orleans Louisiana
- Foundation for the Conservation of the Tropical Andes Quito Ecuador
- UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science Institute of the Environment and Sustainability University of California Los Angeles California
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Tulane University New Orleans Louisiana
- Foundation for the Conservation of the Tropical Andes Quito Ecuador
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Understanding genetic diversity, spatial genetic structure, and mating system through microsatellite markers for the conservation and sustainable use of Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd. Ex Mart. CONSERV GENET 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-018-1061-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Geremew A, Woldemariam MG, Kefalew A, Stiers I, Triest L. Isotropic and anisotropic processes influence fine-scale spatial genetic structure of a keystone tropical plant. AOB PLANTS 2018; 10:plx076. [PMID: 29383234 PMCID: PMC5777495 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plx076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Limited seed or pollen dispersal enhances spatial genetic relatedness between individuals (fine-scale spatial genetic structure, FSGS), which usually decreases as a function of physical distance. However, such isotropic pattern of FSGS may not always occur when spatially asymmetric processes, for instance, wind direction during dispersal, are considered in wind-pollinated and -dispersed plants. This study assessed the pattern of FSGS in the keystone tropical wetland plant Cyperus papyrus (papyrus) as a function of these isotropic and anisotropic processes. We tested the hypothesis that the FSGS would be influenced by predominant wind direction during pollen and seed dispersal, as well as by the physical distance between individuals. We genotyped a total of 510 adults and 407 juveniles from three papyrus swamps (Ethiopia) using 15 microsatellite markers. In addition, the contemporary directional dispersal by wind was evaluated by seed release-recapture experiments and complemented with parentage analysis. Adults and juveniles differed in the strength of isotropic FSGS ranging from 0.09 to 0.13 and 0.12 to 0.16, respectively, and this suggests variation in dispersal distance. Anisotropic FSGS was found to be a function of asymmetric wind direction during dispersal/pollination that varied between sites. Historical gene dispersal distance was astoundingly low (<4 m), possibly due to localized seed rain. According to our contemporary dispersal estimates, mean pollen dispersal distances were longer than those of seed dispersal (101 and <55 m, respectively). More than two-thirds of seeds and half of pollen grains were locally dispersed (≤80 m). The difference in historical and contemporary dispersal distance probably resulted from the asymmetric wind direction due to change in vegetation cover in the surrounding matrix. We further concluded that, in addition to wind direction, post-dispersal processes could influence gene dispersal distance inferred from the FSGS.
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- Addisie Geremew
- Department of Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan,Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, College of Natural Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan,Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan,Brussels, Belgium
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Genetic conservation of small populations of the endemic tree Swartzia glazioviana (Taub.) Glaz. (Leguminosae) in the Atlantic Forest. CONSERV GENET 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-017-0962-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Qiong L, Zhang W, Wang H, Zeng L, Birks HJB, Zhong Y. Testing the effect of the Himalayan mountains as a physical barrier to gene flow in Hippophae tibetana Schlect. (Elaeagnaceae). PLoS One 2017; 12:e0172948. [PMID: 28489850 PMCID: PMC5425012 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hippophae tibetana is a small, dioecious wind-pollinated shrub endemic to the Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau. It is one of the shrubs that occur at very high elevations (5250 m a.s.l.). The Himalayan mountains provides a significant geographical barrier to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, dividing the Himalayan area into two regions with Nepal to the south and Tibet to the north. There is no information on how the Himalayan mountains influence gene flow and population differentiation of alpine plants. In this study, we analyzed eight nuclear microsatellite markers and cpDNA trnT-trnF regions to test the role of the Himalayan mountains as a barrier to gene flow between populations of H. tibetana. We also examined the fine-scale genetic structure within a population of H. tibetana on the north slope of Mount (Mt.) Everest. For microsatellite analyses, a total of 241 individuals were sampled from seven populations in our study area (4 from Nepal, 3 from Tibet), including 121 individuals that were spatially mapped within a 100 m × 100 m plot. To test for seed flow, the cpDNA trnT-trnF regions of 100 individuals from 6 populations (4 from Nepal, 2 from Tibet) were also sequenced. Significant genetic differentiation was detected between the two regions by both microsatellite and cpDNA data analyses. These two datasets agree about southern and northern population differentiation, indicating that the Himalayan mountains represent a barrier to H. tibetana limiting gene flow between these two areas. At a fine scale, spatial autocorrelation analysis suggests significant genetic structure within a distance of less than 45 m, which may be attributed mainly to vegetative reproduction and habitat fragmentation, as well as limited gene flow.
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- La Qiong
- Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Biology, Tibet University, Lhasa, China
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- Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Environmental Change Research Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biodiversity Science, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Biology, Tibet University, Lhasa, China
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Ismail SA, Ghazoul J, Ravikanth G, Kushalappa CG, Uma Shaanker R, Kettle CJ. Evaluating realized seed dispersal across fragmented tropical landscapes: a two-fold approach using parentage analysis and the neighbourhood model. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 214:1307-1316. [PMID: 28134981 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Despite the importance of seed dispersal for survival of plant species in fragmented landscapes, data on seed dispersal at landscape scales remain sparse. Effective seed dispersal among fragments determines recolonization and plant species persistence in such landscapes. We present the first large-scale (216-km2 ) direct estimates of realized seed dispersal of a high-value timber tree (Dysoxylum malabaricum) across an agro-forest landscape in the Western Ghats, India. Based upon an exhaustive inventory of adult trees and a sample of 488 seedlings all genotyped at 10 microsatellite loci, we estimated realized seed dispersal using parentage analysis and the neighbourhood model. Our estimates found that most realized seed dispersal was within 200 m, which is insufficient to effectively bridge the distances between forest patches. We conclude that using mobility of putative animal dispersers can be misleading when estimating tropical tree species vulnerability to habitat fragmentation. This raises serious concerns about the potential of many tropical trees to recolonize isolated forest patches where high-value tree species have already been removed.
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- Sascha A Ismail
- ETH Zürich, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Ecosystem Management, Zürich, CH-8092, Switzerland
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- ETH Zürich, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Ecosystem Management, Zürich, CH-8092, Switzerland
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- Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave, Srirampura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore, 560064, India
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- College of Forestry, University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (Shimoga), Ponnampet, Karnataka, 571216, India
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- Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave, Srirampura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore, 560064, India
- Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bangalore, 560065, India
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- ETH Zürich, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Ecosystem Management, Zürich, CH-8092, Switzerland
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Araújo MRG, Melo Júnior AFD, Menezes EV, Brandão MM, Cota LG, Oliveira DAD, Royo VDA, Vieira FA. Fine-scale spatial genetic structure and gene flow in Acrocomia aculeata (Arecaceae): Analysis in an overlapping generation. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2017.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Yang JC, Li QQ, Yu N, Yin GT, Wu ZF, Li RS, Zou WT. Genetic diversity and structure among natural populations of Sindora glabra in Hainan Island, China as revealed by ISSR markers. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Persistence of long-distance, insect-mediated pollen movement for a tropical canopy tree species in remnant forest patches in an urban landscape. Heredity (Edinb) 2016; 117:472-480. [PMID: 27703155 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2016.64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2015] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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As deforestation and urbanization continue at rapid rates in tropical regions, urban forest patches are essential repositories of biodiversity. However, almost nothing is known about gene flow of forest-dependent tree species in urban landscapes. In this study, we investigated gene flow in the insect-pollinated, wind-dispersed tropical tree Koompassia malaccensis in and among three remnant forest patches in the urbanized landscape of Singapore. We genotyped the vast majority of adults (N=179) and a large number of recruits (N=2103) with 8 highly polymorphic microsatellite markers. Spatial genetic structure of the recruit and adult cohorts was significant, showing routine gene dispersal distances of ~100-400 m. Parentage analysis showed that 97% of recruits were within 100 m of their mother tree, and a high frequency of relatively short-distance pollen dispersal (median ~143-187 m). Despite routine seed and pollen dispersal distances of within a few hundred meters, interpatch gene flow occurred between all patches and was dominated by pollen movement: parentage analysis showed 76 pollen versus 2 seed interpatch dispersal events, and the seedling neighborhood model estimated ~1-6% seed immigration and ~21-46% pollen immigration rates, depending on patch. In addition, the smallest patch (containing five adult K. malaccensis trees) was entirely surrounded by >2.5 km of 'impervious' substrate, yet had the highest proportional pollen and seed immigration estimates of any patch. Hence, contrary to our hypothesis, insect-mediated gene flow persisted across an urban landscape, and several of our results also parallel key findings from insect-pollinated canopy trees sampled in mixed agricultural-forest landscapes.
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Ramos SLF, Dequigiovanni G, Sebbenn AM, Lopes MTG, Kageyama PY, de Macêdo JLV, Kirst M, Veasey EA. Spatial genetic structure, genetic diversity and pollen dispersal in a harvested population of Astrocaryum aculeatum in the Brazilian Amazon. BMC Genet 2016; 17:63. [PMID: 27108235 PMCID: PMC4842287 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-016-0371-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Astrocaryum aculeatum is a palm tree species native to the tropical regions of South America, exploited commercially by local farmers for the pulp extracted from its fruits. The objective of this research was to compare the genetic diversity between adult plants and seedlings from open-pollinated seeds, quantify the pollen flow and dispersal, the spatial genetic structure, and the effective size of a population that has been continuously harvested for its fruits. The study was carried out in a natural population of A. aculeatum distributed over approximately 8 ha in the State of Amazonas (Brazil), separated by 400 m from the closest neighboring population. In total, 112 potential pollen donors, 12 mother plants and 120 offspring were mapped and genotyped. Results Genetic diversity was high for parents and the offspring. The fixation indexes for adults (F = -0.035) and offspring (F = -0.060) were negative and not significant. A significant spatial genetic structure was detected for the adult plants (up to the distance of 45 m) indicating short-distance seed dispersal. Paternity analysis detected 9.2 % of pollen immigration and the average distance of pollination within the population was 81 m. The average effective pollination neighborhood area between plants was 1.51 ha. Conclusions Our results indicate that substantial introduction of new alleles has occurred in the population through pollen immigration, contributing to the maintenance of genetic diversity. Conservation efforts aimed at maintaining the gene pool of the current population or establishing new populations should utilize offspring from mother plants selected to be spaced by at least 50 m to prevent collecting seeds from relatives.
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- Santiago Linorio Ferreyra Ramos
- Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz"/Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Departamento de Genética, C.P. 9, CEP 13418-900, Av. Pádua Dias, 11, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
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- Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz"/Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Departamento de Genética, C.P. 9, CEP 13418-900, Av. Pádua Dias, 11, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Florestal de São Paulo, Seção de Melhoramento e Conservação Genética Florestal, C.P. 1322, CEP 01059-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), CEP 60077-000, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- ESALQ/USP, Departamento de Ciências Florestais, Av. Pádua Dias, 11, C.P. 9, CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- University of Florida, School of Forest Resources & Conservation, PO Box 110410, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0410, USA
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- Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz"/Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Departamento de Genética, C.P. 9, CEP 13418-900, Av. Pádua Dias, 11, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
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Gene flow and fine-scale spatial genetic structure in Cabralea canjerana (Meliaceae), a common tree species from the Brazilian Atlantic forest. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1017/s0266467416000067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Abstract:The Atlantic forest is the biome most severely affected by deforestation in Brazil. Cabralea canjerana spp. canjerana is a dioecious tree species with widespread distribution in the Neotropical region. This species is considered a model to ascertain population ecology parameters for endangered plant species from the Atlantic forest. Fine-scale spatial genetic structure and pollen-mediated gene flow are crucial information in landscape genetics and evolutionary ecology. A total of 192 adults and 121 offspring were sampled in seven C. canjerana populations in the Southern Minas Gerais State, Brazil, to assess whether pollen-mediated gene flow is able to prevent spatial genetic structure within and among Atlantic forest fragments. Several molecular ecology parameters were estimated using microsatellite loci. High levels of genetic diversity (HE = 0.732) and moderate population structure (θ = 0.133) were recorded. No significant association between kinship and spatial distance amongst individuals within each population (Sp = 0.000109) was detected. Current pollen-mediated gene flow occurs mainly within forest fragments, probably due to short-distance flights of the pollinator of C. canjerana, and also the forest fragmentation may have restricted flight distance. The high levels of genetic differentiation found amongst the seven sites sampled demonstrated how habitat fragmentation affects the gene flow process in natural areas.
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Exploring the legacy of goat grazing: signatures of habitat fragmentation on genetic patterns of endemic weevil populations in Northern Isabela Island, Galápagos (Ecuador). CONSERV GENET 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-016-0831-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Martins K, Kimura RK, Francisconi AF, Gezan S, Kainer K, Christianini AV. The role of very small fragments in conserving genetic diversity of a common tree in a hyper fragmented Brazilian Atlantic forest landscape. CONSERV GENET 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-015-0800-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Batista ÂG, Ferrari AS, da Cunha DC, da Silva JK, Cazarin CBB, Correa LC, Prado MA, Carvalho-Silva LBD, Esteves EA, Maróstica Júnior MR. Polyphenols, antioxidants, and antimutagenic effects of Copaifera langsdorffii fruit. Food Chem 2015; 197 Pt B:1153-9. [PMID: 26675852 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.11.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Revised: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Copaifera langsdorffii (copaiba) is a Brazilian exotic fruit, poorly studied regarding its bioactive composition. The aim of this study was to determine bioactive compounds, antioxidant and antimutagenic activities of copaiba pulp. The samples were extracted with different solvents in order to analyze polyphenol compounds (Folin Ciocalteau and HPLC-DAD), total flavonoids (reaction with AlCl3) and antioxidant capacity (FRAP, ORAC, DPPH). The copaiba fruit showed high polyphenol content and antioxidant capacity. Phenolic compounds, such as gallic acid, epicatechin gallate, catechin, epicatechin and isoquercitrin, were identified in the copaiba pulp. Despite the antioxidant capacity, the highest dose of copaiba showed no antimutagenic effects in the in vivo study. The dose which showed antimutagenic activity was 100 mg kg(-1).
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- Ângela Giovana Batista
- School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6121, 13083-862 Campinas-SP, Brazil
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- School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6121, 13083-862 Campinas-SP, Brazil
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- School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6121, 13083-862 Campinas-SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa Tropical Semi-arid, Petrolina, Pernambuco 56302-970, Brazil
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- School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), P.O. Box 6121, 13083-862 Campinas-SP, Brazil
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- Nutrition Department, Federal University of Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Medina-Macedo L, de Lacerda AEB, Sebbenn AM, Ribeiro JZ, Soccol CR, Bittencourt JVM. Using genetic diversity and mating system parameters estimated from genetic markers to determine strategies for the conservation of Araucaria angustifolia (Bert.) O. Kuntze (Araucariaceae). CONSERV GENET 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-015-0793-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tambarussi EV, Boshier D, Vencovsky R, Freitas MLM, Sebbenn AM. Paternity analysis reveals significant isolation and near neighbor pollen dispersal in small Cariniana legalis Mart. Kuntze populations in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Ecol Evol 2015; 5:5588-600. [PMID: 27069608 PMCID: PMC4813111 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Throughout the world, large trees are increasingly rare. Cariniana legalis is the tallest tree species of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, reaching up to 60 m in height. Due to extensive deforestation of the Atlantic Forest, remnant C. legalis populations are small and spatially isolated, requiring the development of strategies for their conservation. For in situ and ex situ genetic conservation to be effective, it is important to understand the levels and patterns of spatial genetic structure (SGS), and gene flow. We investigated SGS and pollen flow in three small, physically isolated C. legalis stands using microsatellite loci. We measured, mapped, and sampled all C. legalis trees in the three stands: 65 trees from Ibicatu population, 22 trees from MGI, and 4 trees from MGII. We also collected and genotyped 600 seeds from Ibicatu, 250 seeds from MGI, and 200 seeds from MGII. Significant SGS was detected in Ibicatu up to 150 m, but substantial levels of external pollen flow were also detected in Ibicatu (8%), although not in MGI (0.4%) or MGII (0%). Selfing was highest in MGII (18%), the smallest group of trees, compared to MGI (6.4%) and Ibicatu (6%). In MGI and MGII, there was a strong pattern of mating among near‐neighbors. Seed collection strategies for breeding, in situ and ex situ conservation and ecological restoration, must ensure collection from seed trees located at distances greater than 350 m and from several forest fragments.
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- Evandro V Tambarussi
- Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz" Universidade de São Paulo Av. Pádua Dias, 11 Caixa Postal 9 Piracicaba 13418-900 Brazil
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- Department of Plant Sciences South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3RB UK
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- Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz" Universidade de São Paulo Av. Pádua Dias, 11 Caixa Postal 9 Piracicaba 13418-900 Brazil
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Conservation genetics of Magnolia acuminata, an endangered species in Canada: Can genetic diversity be maintained in fragmented, peripheral populations? CONSERV GENET 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-015-0746-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Spatial genetic structure ofManilkara maxima(Sapotaceae), a tree species from the Brazilian Atlantic forest. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.1017/s0266467415000292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Abstract:Habitat fragmentation may lead to spatial genetic structuring of plant populations, but the magnitude of this effect differs among species. In this study, the effects of fragmentation on spatial genetic structure ofManilkara maxima, an ecologically important tree species endemic to the Atlantic forest of southern Bahia, Brazil, were examined. To address this issue, 222 individuals were sampled across two large-forest sites (200 and 400 ha) and one site comprising eight small fragments (5, 10 and 25 ha) roughly 35 y old. Five microsatellite loci were used. In general,M. maximaexhibited limited genetic structuring within and across the sites examined. At the landscape scale, genetic structure was not shaped by isolation by distance. Within individual sites, weak to moderate genetic structure was observed for both adults and saplings, which represented pre- and post-fragmentation, respectively. Sapling genetic structure did not clearly vary among the study sites, suggesting fragmentation has not affected spatial genetic structure. High levels of migration were observed, which would help maintain genetic connectivity. Taken together, these results suggestM. maxima, a long-lived tree that naturally occurs in low densities, may have limited spatial genetic structuring both within and across forest patches.
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Bertolasi B, Leonarduzzi C, Piotti A, Leonardi S, Zago L, Gui L, Gorian F, Vanetti I, Binelli G. A last stand in the Po valley: genetic structure and gene flow patterns in Ulmus minor and U. pumila. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2015; 115:683-92. [PMID: 25725008 PMCID: PMC4343291 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcu256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Ulmus minor has been severely affected by Dutch elm disease (DED). The introduction into Europe of the exotic Ulmus pumila, highly tolerant to DED, has resulted in it widely replacing native U. minor populations. Morphological and genetic evidence of hybridization has been reported, and thus there is a need for assessment of interspecific gene flow patterns in natural populations. This work therefore aimed at studying pollen gene flow in a remnant U. minor stand surrounded by trees of both species scattered across an agricultural landscape. METHODS All trees from a small natural stand (350 in number) and the surrounding agricultural area within a 5-km radius (89) were genotyped at six microsatellite loci. Trees were morphologically characterized as U. minor, U. pumila or intermediate phenotypes, and morphological identification was compared with Bayesian clustering of genotypes. For paternity analysis, seeds were collected in two consecutive years from 20 and 28 mother trees. Maximum likelihood paternity assignment was used to elucidate intra- and interspecific gene flow patterns. KEY RESULTS Genetic structure analyses indicated the presence of two genetic clusters only partially matching the morphological identification. The paternity analysis results were consistent between the two consecutive years of sampling and showed high pollen immigration rates (∼0·80) and mean pollination distances (∼3 km), and a skewed distribution of reproductive success. Few intercluster pollinations and putative hybrid individuals were found. CONCLUSIONS Pollen gene flow is not impeded in the fragmented agricultural landscape investigated. High pollen immigration and extensive pollen dispersal distances are probably counteracting the potential loss of genetic variation caused by isolation. Some evidence was also found that U. minor and U. pumila can hybridize when in sympatry. Although hybridization might have beneficial effects on both species, remnant U. minor populations represent a valuable source of genetic diversity that needs to be preserved.
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- B Bertolasi
- Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Via del Ponte 256, 37059 Peri (VR), Italy, Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Parma, Viale Usberti 11/A, Parma, Italy, Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy and Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese (VA), Italy
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- Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Via del Ponte 256, 37059 Peri (VR), Italy, Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Parma, Viale Usberti 11/A, Parma, Italy, Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy and Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese (VA), Italy
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- Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Via del Ponte 256, 37059 Peri (VR), Italy, Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Parma, Viale Usberti 11/A, Parma, Italy, Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy and Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese (VA), Italy Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Via del Ponte 256, 37059 Peri (VR), Italy, Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Parma, Viale Usberti 11/A, Parma, Italy, Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy and Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese (VA), Italy
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- Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Via del Ponte 256, 37059 Peri (VR), Italy, Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Parma, Viale Usberti 11/A, Parma, Italy, Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy and Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese (VA), Italy
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- Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Via del Ponte 256, 37059 Peri (VR), Italy, Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Parma, Viale Usberti 11/A, Parma, Italy, Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy and Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese (VA), Italy
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- Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Via del Ponte 256, 37059 Peri (VR), Italy, Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Parma, Viale Usberti 11/A, Parma, Italy, Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy and Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese (VA), Italy
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- Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Via del Ponte 256, 37059 Peri (VR), Italy, Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Parma, Viale Usberti 11/A, Parma, Italy, Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy and Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese (VA), Italy
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- Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Via del Ponte 256, 37059 Peri (VR), Italy, Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Parma, Viale Usberti 11/A, Parma, Italy, Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy and Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese (VA), Italy
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- Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, Corpo Forestale dello Stato, Via del Ponte 256, 37059 Peri (VR), Italy, Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università di Parma, Viale Usberti 11/A, Parma, Italy, Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy and Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, University of Insubria, Via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese (VA), Italy
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Melo Júnior AF, Carvalho D, Brandão MM, Sousa LG, Vieira FDA, Menezes EV, Royo VA, Oliveira DA. Spatial genetic structure of Cavanillesia arborea K. Schum. (Malvaceae) in seasonally dry Tropical forest: Implications for conservation. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2014.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yineger H, Schmidt DJ, Teketay D, Zalucki J, Hughes JM. Gene dispersal inference across forest patches in an endangered medicinal tree: comparison of model-based approaches. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/bij.12467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Haile Yineger
- Australian Rivers Institute; School of Environment; Griffith University; 170 Kessels Road Nathan QLD 4111 Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute; School of Environment; Griffith University; 170 Kessels Road Nathan QLD 4111 Australia
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- Department of Crop Science and Production; Botswana College of Agriculture; Private Bag 0027 Gaborone Botswana
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- Environmental Futures Centre; School of Environment; Griffith University; 170 Kessels Road Nathan QLD 4111 Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute; School of Environment; Griffith University; 170 Kessels Road Nathan QLD 4111 Australia
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Peng Y, Macek P, Macková J, Romoleroux K, Hensen I. Clonal Diversity and Fine-scale Genetic Structure in a High Andean Treeline Population. Biotropica 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/btp.12175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Yanling Peng
- Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden; Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg; Am Kirchtor 1 D-06108 Halle/Saale Germany
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- Faculty of Science; University of South Bohemia; Branisovska 31 Ceske Budejovice CZ-37005 Czech Republic
- LINCGlobal; Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas; Ctra. Sacramento s/n La Canada de San Urbano E-04120 Almeria Spain
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- Biology Centre AS CR; Institute of Soil Biology; Na Sadkach 7 Ceske Budejovice CZ-37005 Czech Republic
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- Herbario QCA; Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas; Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Av. 12 de Octubre y Roca Apdo. 2184 Quito Ecuador
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- Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden; Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg; Am Kirchtor 1 D-06108 Halle/Saale Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig; Deutscher Platz 5e D-04103 Leipzig Germany
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Ellstrand NC. Is gene flow the most important evolutionary force in plants? AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2014; 101:737-53. [PMID: 24752890 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1400024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Although theory has demonstrated rather low levels of gene flow are sufficient to counteract opposing mutation, drift, and selection, widespread recognition of the evolutionary importance of gene flow has come slowly. The perceived role of gene flow as an evolutionary force has vacillated over the last century. In the last few decades, new methods and analyses have demonstrated that plant gene flow rates vary tremendously-from nil to very high-depending on the species and specific populations involved, and sometimes over time for individual populations. In many cases, the measured gene flow rates are evolutionarily significant at distances of hundreds and sometimes thousands of meters, occurring at levels sufficient to counteract drift, spread advantageous alleles, or thwart moderate levels of opposing local selection. Gene flow in plants is likely to often act as a cohesive force, uniting individual plant species into real evolutionary units. Also, gene flow can evolve under natural selection, decreasing or increasing. The fact of frequent, but variable, plant gene flow has important consequences for applied issues in which the presence or absence of gene flow might influence the outcome of a policy, regulatory, or management decision. Examples include the unintended spread of engineered genes, the evolution of invasiveness, and conservation. New data-rich genomic techniques allow closer scrutiny of the role of gene flow in plant evolution. Most plant evolutionists now recognize the importance of gene flow, and it is receiving increased recognition from other areas of plant biology as well.
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- Norman C Ellstrand
- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521-0124 USA
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Baldauf C, Ciampi-Guillardi M, Aguirra TJ, Corrêa CE, dos Santos FAM, de Souza AP, Sebbenn AM. Genetic diversity, spatial genetic structure and realised seed and pollen dispersal of Himatanthus drasticus (Apocynaceae) in the Brazilian savanna. CONSERV GENET 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-014-0600-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ismail SA, Ghazoul J, Ravikanth G, Kushalappa CG, Uma Shaanker R, Kettle CJ. Fragmentation Genetics of Vateria indica: implications for management of forest genetic resources of an endemic dipterocarp. CONSERV GENET 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-013-0559-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Noreen AME, Webb EL. High genetic diversity in a potentially vulnerable tropical tree species despite extreme habitat loss. PLoS One 2013; 8:e82632. [PMID: 24367531 PMCID: PMC3867374 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Over the last 150 years, Singapore's primary forest has been reduced to less than 0.2% of its previous area, resulting in extinctions of native flora and fauna. Remaining species may be threatened by genetic erosion and inbreeding. We surveyed >95% of the remaining primary forest in Singapore and used eight highly polymorphic microsatellite loci to assess genetic diversity indices of 179 adults (>30 cm stem diameter), 193 saplings (>1 yr), and 1,822 seedlings (<1 yr) of the canopy tree Koompassia malaccensis (Fabaceae). We tested hypotheses relevant to the genetic consequences of habitat loss: (1) that the K. malaccensis population in Singapore experienced a genetic bottleneck and a reduction in effective population size, and (2) K. malaccensis recruits would exhibit genetic erosion and inbreeding compared to adults. Contrary to expectations, we detected neither a population bottleneck nor a reduction in effective population size, and high genetic diversity in all age classes. Genetic diversity indices among age classes were not significantly different: we detected overall high expected heterozygosity (He = 0.843-0.854), high allelic richness (R = 16.7-19.5), low inbreeding co-efficients (FIS = 0.013-0.076), and a large proportion (30.1%) of rare alleles (i.e. frequency <1%). However, spatial genetic structure (SGS) analyses showed significant differences between the adults and the recruits. We detected significantly greater SGS intensity, as well as higher relatedness in the 0-10 m distance class, for seedlings and saplings compared to the adults. Demographic factors for this population (i.e. <200 adult trees) are a cause for concern, as rare alleles could be lost due to stochastic factors. The high outcrossing rate (tm = 0.961), calculated from seedlings, may be instrumental in maintaining genetic diversity and suggests that pollination by highly mobile bee species in the genus Apis may provide resilience to acute habitat loss.
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- Annika M. E. Noreen
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Contemporary pollen-mediated gene immigration reflects the historical isolation of a rare, animal-pollinated shrub in a fragmented landscape. Heredity (Edinb) 2013; 112:172-81. [PMID: 24065181 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2013.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Fragmentation is generally considered to have negative impacts on widespread outbreeders but impacts on gene flow and diversity in patchy, naturally rare, self-compatible plant species remain unclear. We investigated diversity, gene flow and contemporary pollen-mediated gene immigration in the rare, narrowly distributed endemic shrub Calothamnus quadrifidus ssp. teretifolius. This taxon occurs in an internationally recognized biodiversity hotspot subjected to recent human-induced fragmentation and the condition of the remnants ranges from intact to highly degraded. Using microsatellites, we found that inbreeding, historically low gene flow and significant population differentiation have characterized the genetic system of C. quadrifidus ssp. teretifolius. Inbreeding arises from self-pollination, a small amount of biparental inbreeding and significant correlation of outcross paternity but fecundity was high suggesting populations might have purged their lethals. Paternity analyses show that pollinators can move pollen over degraded and intact habitat but populations in both intact and degraded remnants had few pollen parents per seed parent and low pollen immigration. Genetic diversity did not differ significantly between intact and degraded remnants but there were signs of genetic bottlenecks and reduced diversity in some degraded remnants. Overall, our study suggests human-induced fragmentation has not significantly changed the mating system, or pollen immigration to, remnant populations and therefore genetic connectivity need not be the highest conservation priority. Rather, for rare species adapted to higher levels of inbreeding, conservation efforts may be best directed to managing intact habitats and ecosystem processes.
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Berens DG, Griebeler EM, Braun C, Chituyi BB, Nathan R, Böhning-Gaese K. Changes of effective gene dispersal distances by pollen and seeds across successive life stages in a tropical tree. OIKOS 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00515.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tarazi R, Sebbenn AM, Kageyama PY, Vencovsky R. Edge effects enhance selfing and seed harvesting efforts in the insect-pollinated Neotropical tree Copaifera langsdorffii (Fabaceae). Heredity (Edinb) 2013; 110:578-85. [PMID: 23486081 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2013.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Edge effects may affect the mating system of tropical tree species and reduce the genetic diversity and variance effective size of collected seeds at the boundaries of forest fragments because of a reduction in the density of reproductive trees, neighbour size and changes in the behaviour of pollinators. Here, edge effects on the genetic diversity, mating system and pollen pool of the insect-pollinated Neotropical tree Copaifera langsdorffii were investigated using eight microsatellite loci. Open-pollinated seeds were collected from 17 seed trees within continuous savannah woodland (SW) and were compared with seeds from 11 seed trees at the edge of the savannah remnant. Seeds collected from the SW had significantly higher heterozygosity levels (Ho=0.780; He=0.831) than seeds from the edge (Ho=0.702; He=0.800). The multilocus outcrossing rate was significantly higher in the SW (tm=0.859) than in the edge (tm=0.759). Pollen pool differentiation was significant, however, it did not differ between the SW (=0.105) and the edge (=0.135). The variance effective size within the progenies was significantly higher in the SW (Ne=2.65) than at the edge (Ne=2.30). The number of seed trees to retain the reference variance effective size of 500 was 189 at the SW and 217 at the edge. Therefore, it is preferable that seed harvesting for conservation and environmental restoration strategies be conducted in the SW, where genetic diversity and variance effective size within progenies are higher.
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- R Tarazi
- Departamento de Genética, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 9, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
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