Genetic variation in lowland and mountain populations of Tofieldia calyculata and their ability to survive within low levels of genetic diversity

0558183 - BÚ 2023 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Vlasta, T. - Münzbergová, Zuzana
Genetic variation in lowland and mountain populations of Tofieldia calyculata and their ability to survive within low levels of genetic diversity.
Conservation Genetics. Roč. 23, č. 3 (2022), s. 605-622. ISSN 1566-0621. E-ISSN 1572-9737
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : glacial relict endemism * westernmost range edge * postglacial colonization * fragmented populations * molecular evidence * holocene history
OECD category: Plant sciences, botany
Impact factor: 2.2, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-022-01439-5

Our results provided detailed insight into the recent past of the populations of Tofieldia calyculata, but the genetic diversity of the populations before the twentieth century remains unknown due to the poor quality of old DNA from herbaria samples. Overall, the study indicates that despite reduced genetic diversity, the lowland populations harbour some unique alleles and, with the current levels of genetic diversity, have a chance to survive in the long-term, and thus deserve conservation.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0339372