Geographic isolation and climatic variability contribute to genetic differentiation in fragmented populations of the long-lived subalpine conifer Pinus cembra L. in the western Alps

• Published in: BMC ecology and evolution Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 190 - 17
• Main Authors: Tóth, Endre Gy, Tremblay, Francine, Housset, Johann M., Bergeron, Yves, Carcaillet, Christopher
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 17.10.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Animal behavior; Bayes Theorem; Bayesian analysis; Biodiversity; Biodiversity and Ecology; Climate Change; Climate effects; Climate variability; Climatic variability; Coniferous trees; Differentiation; Diversity; Ecosystem; Endangered & extinct species; Environmental conditions; Environmental Sciences; Evolution; Extinction; Forests; Gene flow; Genes; Genetic analysis; Genetic aspects; Genetic diversity; Genetic isolation; Genetic markers; Genetic research; Genetic Variation; Genetics, Population; Geographical distribution; Geography; Haplotypes; Heterogeneity; Heterozygosity; Inbreeding; Inbreeding depression; Isolation; Microsatellites; Mountain forests; Paleoecology; Pines; Pinus - genetics; Pinus cembra; Population; Population genetics; Population stability; Principal Component Analysis; Refugia; Spatial distribution; Species; Treeline; Europe; Alps; Climatic variability; Isolation; Gene flow; Differentiation; Pinus cembra; Diversity

Genetic processes shape the modern-day distribution of genetic variation within and between populations and can provide important insights into the underlying mechanisms of evolution. The resulting genetic variation is often unequally partitioned within species' distribution range and especiall...