Patterns of contemporary gene flow suggest low functional connectivity of grasslands in a fragmented agricultural landscape

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 395-403

  Aavik, Tsipe ^a,b   Holderegger, Rolf ^b,c   Edwards, Peter J ^b   Billeter, Regula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Assignment tests; Dispersal; First generation migrants; Habitat fragmentation; Lychnis flos cuculi; Pollen flow; Restoration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; GENE FLOW; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; MIGRATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLLEN; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

SWITZERLAND;

LYCHNIS; LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI;

EID: 84875643831     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12053     Document Type: Article

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