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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23928| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Neither connectivity nor genetic diversity matter in the conservation of a rare fern and a moss on insular erratic boulders |
| Authors: | Hepenstrick, Daniel Zemp, Niklaus Widmer, Alex Holderegger, Rolf |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10592-021-01414-6 10.21256/zhaw-23928 |
| Published in: | Conservation Genetics |
| Volume(Issue): | 23 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Page(s): | 193 |
| Pages to: | 209 |
| Issue Date: | Nov-2021 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 1566-0621 1572-9737 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Bryophyte; ddRAD; Fern; Island biogeography; Long-distance dispersal |
| Subject (DDC): | 580: Plants (Botany) |
| Abstract: | Erratic boulders provide habitat for rock-dwelling species and contribute to the biodiversity of landscapes. In the calcareous Swiss lowlands, siliceous erratic boulders are exclusive habitat islands for the regionally critically endangered fern Asplenium septentrionale, about 20 bryophyte species and numerous lichens. Focusing on island biogeographical processes, we analysed the conservation genomics of A. septentrionale and the moss Hedwigia ciliata on insular erratic boulders in the Swiss lowlands and the adjacent “mainland” in siliceous mountains. We genotyped both species using double digest restriction associated DNA sequencing (ddRAD). For the tetraploid A. septentrionale, abundant identical multilocus genotypes within populations suggested prevalent intragametophytic selfing, and six out of eight boulder populations consisting of a single multilocus genotype each indicated single spore founder events. The genetic structure of A. septentrionale mainland populations coincided with Pleistocene glacial refugia. Four genetic lineages of H. ciliata were identified, and populations consisting of a single multilocus genotype were less common than in A. septentrionale. For both taxa, multilocus genotype diversity on boulders was lower than in mainland populations. The absence of common genetic groups among boulder populations, and the absence of isolation by distance patterns, suggested colonisation of boulders through independent long-distance dispersal events. Successful boulder colonisation of A. septentrionale seems to be rare, while colonisation by H. ciliata appears to be more frequent. We conclude that pivotal principles of conservation biology, such as connectivity and genetic diversity, are of less importance for the studied cryptogams on insular erratic boulders because of long-distance dispersal, intragametophytic selfing and polyploidy. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/23928 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International |
| Departement: | Life Sciences and Facility Management |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR) |
| Published as part of the ZHAW project: | Naturschutzbiologie der Findlingsflora |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management |
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Hepenstrick, D., Zemp, N., Widmer, A., & Holderegger, R. (2021). Neither connectivity nor genetic diversity matter in the conservation of a rare fern and a moss on insular erratic boulders. Conservation Genetics, 23(1), 193–209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01414-6
Hepenstrick, D. et al. (2021) ‘Neither connectivity nor genetic diversity matter in the conservation of a rare fern and a moss on insular erratic boulders’, Conservation Genetics, 23(1), pp. 193–209. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01414-6.
D. Hepenstrick, N. Zemp, A. Widmer, and R. Holderegger, “Neither connectivity nor genetic diversity matter in the conservation of a rare fern and a moss on insular erratic boulders,” Conservation Genetics, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 193–209, Nov. 2021, doi: 10.1007/s10592-021-01414-6.
HEPENSTRICK, Daniel, Niklaus ZEMP, Alex WIDMER und Rolf HOLDEREGGER, 2021. Neither connectivity nor genetic diversity matter in the conservation of a rare fern and a moss on insular erratic boulders. Conservation Genetics. November 2021. Bd. 23, Nr. 1, S. 193–209. DOI 10.1007/s10592-021-01414-6
Hepenstrick, Daniel, Niklaus Zemp, Alex Widmer, and Rolf Holderegger. 2021. “Neither Connectivity nor Genetic Diversity Matter in the Conservation of a Rare Fern and a Moss on Insular Erratic Boulders.” Conservation Genetics 23 (1): 193–209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01414-6.
Hepenstrick, Daniel, et al. “Neither Connectivity nor Genetic Diversity Matter in the Conservation of a Rare Fern and a Moss on Insular Erratic Boulders.” Conservation Genetics, vol. 23, no. 1, Nov. 2021, pp. 193–209, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01414-6.
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