The influence of post-glacial migration and hybridization on the gene pool of marginal <i>Quercus pubescens</i> populations in Central Europe
Our results suggest two late-glacial refugia in or near the southwestern Alps and the southeastern Alps as potential sources for post-glacial migration. Although some genetic exchange is evident in northern Italy, south of the Alps, the two clusters remain distinct at a large scale. Landscape features and introgression with Q. petraea shaped the genetic substructure at a smaller scale. Our study provides a comprehensive overview of the genetic structure of Q. pubescens in Central Europe, relevant for conservation.
Authors
- Sándor Bordács (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5819-8738)
- Simon Jansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-6999)
- Charalambos Neophytou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1383-6942)
- Oliver Reutimann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5042-7518)
- Christian Rellstab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0221-5975)
- Joern Pütz
Institutions
- Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem (HU)
- Hungarian Natural History Museum (HU)
- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (CH)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Forest Research Institute (BG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae216
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.65
Funders
- Biodiversa+
- European Commission
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Austrian Science Fund