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| Dato | Valore |
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| Title | Integrating multiple lines of evidence to explore intraspecific variability in a rare endemic alpine plant and implications for its conservation |
| Abstract | We studied the ecology, distribution, and phylogeography of Tephroseris balbisiana, a rare plant whose range is centered to the South-Western Alps. Our aim was to assess the extent of intraspecific variability within the nominal species and the conservation status of isolated populations. We studied genetic diversity across the whole species range. We analyzed leaf traits, which are distinctive morphological characters within the Tephroseris genus. A clear pattern of genetic variation was found among populations of T. balbisiana, which clustered according to their geographic position. On the contrary, there was a strong overlap in the morphological space of individuals across the species' range, with few peripheral populations diverging in their leaf morphology. Studying habitat suitability by means of species distribution models, we observed that T. balbisiana range is primarily explained by solar radiation and precipitation seasonality. Environmental requirements could explain the genetic and morphological uniformity of T. balbisiana in its core distribution area and justify genetic, morphological, and ecological divergences found among the isolated populations of the Apennines. Our findings emphasize the need to account for the whole diversity of a species, comprising peripheral populations, in order to better estimate its status and to prioritize areas for its conservation. |
| Source | Plants 9 (9), pp. 1–19 |
| Keywords | ApenninesGenetic diversityLeaf morphologySouth-Western AlpsSpecies distribution modellingTephroseris balbisiana |
| Journal | Plants |
| Editor | MDPI, Basel, Svizzera |
| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.3390/plants9091160 |
| Authors | Adamo, Martino; Mammola, Stefano; Noble, Virgile; Mucciarelli, Marco |
| Text | 433322 2020 10.3390/plants9091160 Scopus 2 s2.0 85090672258 Apennines Genetic diversity Leaf morphology South Western Alps Species distribution modelling Tephroseris balbisiana Integrating multiple lines of evidence to explore intraspecific variability in a rare endemic alpine plant and implications for its conservation Adamo, Martino; Mammola, Stefano; Noble, Virgile; Mucciarelli, Marco Finnish Museum of Natural History; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche; Universita degli Studi di Torino; Conservatoire Botanique National Mediterraneen We studied the ecology, distribution, and phylogeography of Tephroseris balbisiana, a rare plant whose range is centered to the South Western Alps. Our aim was to assess the extent of intraspecific variability within the nominal species and the conservation status of isolated populations. We studied genetic diversity across the whole species range. We analyzed leaf traits, which are distinctive morphological characters within the Tephroseris genus. A clear pattern of genetic variation was found among populations of T. balbisiana, which clustered according to their geographic position. On the contrary, there was a strong overlap in the morphological space of individuals across the species range, with few peripheral populations diverging in their leaf morphology. Studying habitat suitability by means of species distribution models, we observed that T. balbisiana range is primarily explained by solar radiation and precipitation seasonality. Environmental requirements could explain the genetic and morphological uniformity of T. balbisiana in its core distribution area and justify genetic, morphological, and ecological divergences found among the isolated populations of the Apennines. Our findings emphasize the need to account for the whole diversity of a species, comprising peripheral populations, in order to better estimate its status and to prioritize areas for its conservation. 9 Published version http //www.scopus.com/record/display.url eid=2 s2.0 85090672258 origin=inward Full text 2020_ADAMO ET AL Plants.pdf Articolo in rivista MDPI 2223 7747 Plants Plants Plants Plants stefano.mammola MAMMOLA STEFANO |