Journal
SILVAE GENETICA
Volume 57, Issue 4-5, Pages 193-202Publisher
SCIENDO
DOI: 10.1515/sg-2008-0030
Keywords
genetic structure; spatial autocorrelation; relatedness coefficient; forest management; colonization; Scots pine
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- Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education [5 P06H 042 15]
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When considering neutral nuclear markers, genetic differentiation of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) populations is known to be low. The homogeneity arises particularly as an effect of common ancestry in a recent evolutionary history as well as an extensive gene flow, especially through pollen. However, within populations several other forces may shape the spatial distribution of genetic variation, including establishment history, environmental and silvicultural selection. These local forces are known to produce non-random spatial patterns of genetic variation, however little is known on fine-scale spatial genetic structure of Scots pine. In this study, two stands of this species with different establishment histories, selected within one larger population located in northern Poland were genotyped and analysed for genetic variation and within-stand spatial genetic structure. Results revealed no differences in genetic variation, although stands are separated about 60 km, suggesting that the two populations share a common genetic pool. The spatial genetic structure in both stands was found to be slightly different and was attributed to differences in the mode of populations' establishments. Finally, results confirmed that gene flow in Scots pine is extensive, causing genetic homogeneity within a single population.
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