Genetic differentiation within multiple common grassland plants supports seed transfer zones for ecological restoration

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 116-126

  Durka, Walter ^a,b   Michalski, Stefan G ^a   Berendzen, Kenneth W ^c   Bossdorf, Oliver ^c   Bucharova, Anna ^c   Hermann, Julia Maria ^d   Hölzel, Norbert ^e   Kollmann, Johannes ^d  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CENTRE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH IDIV HALLE JENA LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

amplified fragment length polymorphism; ecological restoration; genetic differentiation; genetic diversity; grasslands; isolation by distance; isolation by environment; Knautia arvensis; local provenancing; polyploidy; seed transfer zone

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GRASSLAND; HERB; ISOLATED POPULATION; POLYMORPHISM; POLYPLOIDY; PROVENANCE; REGIONAL PATTERN; SEASONALITY; SEED; TRANSFER ZONE;

GERMANY;

ARRHENATHERUM; ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS; CENTAUREA JACEA; DAUCUS CAROTA; GALIUM ALBUM; HYPOCHAERIS RADICATA; KNAUTIA ARVENSIS; LYCHNIS; LYCHNIS FLOS-CUCULI;

EID: 84962700617     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12636     Document Type: Article

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