期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 764, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144382
关键词
Common reed; Hydrochory dispersal; Natural selection; The Yellow River Delta
资金
- National Key Research andDevelopment Programof China [2017YFC0505905]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31970347, 31770361]
- Forestry Science and Technology Innovation Program of Shandong Province [2019LY010]
The study reveals the different lineages of genetic diversity in common reed in the Yellow River Delta in China and highlights the importance of hydrochory dispersal and habitat selection in influencing genetic diversity. The results also suggest natural selection by habitat conditions and salinity as a significant selective stressor on the plant lineages.
Understanding the driving mechanisms of local genetic diversity is a fundamental challenge under the global environmental changes. Rivers provide an excellent study system to demonstrate the effects of hydrochory dispersal and habitat selection on genetic diversity of riparian flora. In this study, we focused on the genetic variation of common reed (Phragmites australis) in the Yellow River Delta, China. Firstly, samples were collected in the Yellow River Delta, its neighboring wetland and its upstream plain. The genetic variation of P. australis was investigated using two chloroplast DNA fragments and eleven nuclear microsatellites. The findings showed that the genetic variation of P. australis in the Yellow River Delta belonged to two distinct lineages (haplotype O and haplotype P), which were similar to the upstream, and to the neighboring populations, respectively. Moreover, the genetic results suggested the potential dispersal of haplotype 0 from upstream to downstream. Secondly, we surveyed the plant functional traits of common reed from the Yellow River Delta in the field and in the common garden. The results showed significant differences between riverine and non-riverine populations in plant functional traits (e.g. specific leaf area and leaf length), haplotype composition and genetic clustering, which implied natural selection by habitat conditions. Lastly, we re-analyzed the plant performance data from a salt manipulation experiment with different haplotypes, and the results supported that salinity is a significant selective stressor on P. australis lineages in the Yellow River Delta. Our study highlights the significance of hydrochory dispersal and habitat selection in the river effects on genetic diversity of riparian flora, and provides important information for biodiversity conservation and wetland management in the Yellow River Delta. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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