scholarly journals Evolutionary history predicts the response of tree species to forest loss: A case study in peninsular Spain

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. e0204365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Molina-Venegas ◽  
Sonia Llorente-Culebras ◽  
Paloma Ruiz-Benito ◽  
Miguel A. Rodríguez
2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Mouton ◽  
A. Mortelliti ◽  
A. Grill ◽  
M. Sara ◽  
B. Kryštufek ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Pina-Martins ◽  
J. Baptista ◽  
G. Pappas ◽  
O. S. Paulo

AbstractSpecies respond to global climatic changes in a local context. Understanding this process is paramount due to the pace of these changes. Tree species are particularly interesting to study in this regard due to their long generation times, sedentarism, and ecological and economic importance. Quercus suber L. is an evergreen forest tree species of the Fagaceae family with an essentially Western Mediterranean distribution. Despite frequent assessments of the species’ evolutionary history, large-scale genetic studies have mostly relied on plastidial markers, whereas nuclear markers have been used on studies with locally focused sampling strategies. The potential response of Q. suber to global climatic changes has also been studied, under ecological modelling. In this work, “Genotyping by Sequencing” (GBS) is used to derive 2,547 SNP markers to assess the species’ evolutionary history from a nuclear DNA perspective, gain insights on how local adaptation may be shaping the species’ genetic background, and to forecast how Q. suber may respond to global climatic changes from a genetic perspective. Results reveal an essentially unstructured species, where a balance between gene flow and local adaptation keeps the species’ gene pool somewhat homogeneous across its distribution, but at the same time allows variation clines for the individuals to cope with local conditions. “Risk of Non-Adaptedness” (RONA) analyses, suggest that for the considered variables and most sampled locations, the cork oak does not require large shifts in allele frequencies to survive the predicted climatic changes. However, more research is required to integrate these results with those of ecological modelling.


Author(s):  
Norberto Emídio de Oliveira Neto ◽  
Cassiano Ribeiro da Fonseca ◽  
Fabrício Alvim Carvalho

O comércio de mudas florestais para a recuperação de áreas degradadas e reflorestamento é crescente e demanda cada vez mais conhecimentos sobre práticas de manejo na produção de essências nativas, adequadas aos padrões ecológicos locais e à legislação ambiental vigente. Entretanto, a comercialização de mudas exóticas ainda é prática comum nos viveiros florestais, não existindo, para a microrregião de Juiz de Fora, MG, informações sobre os tipos de mudas comercializados nos viveiros florestais. Neste estudo foram levantadas as espécies florestais comercializadas em oito viveiros florestais no município de Juiz de Fora, MG, e que abastecem os projetos de reflorestamento na região. As espécies foram identificadas e categorizadas em nativas da Mata Atlântica ou exóticas. Foram encontradas ao todo 147 espécies. Destas, 64 (43,5% do total) foram exóticas, sendo encontradas, com grande frequência (>50%) entre os viveiros, englobando espécies frutíferas com perfil tipicamente comercial, como Psidium guaja), abacate (Persea americana), amora (Morus nigra) e cítricas – laranja, limão e tangerina (Citrus sp.). Também foram registradas algumas espécies consideradas de alto potencial invasor nas florestas Neotropicais, como o Jambo-rosa (Syzygium jambos), comercializada em metade dos viveiros analisados. A presente análise evidencia uma grande produção e comercialização de espécies exóticas de mudas florestais, utilizadas nos projetos de reflorestamento do município, o que não condiz com a legislação florestal vigente e ainda pode ser considerado como grande risco em potencial para invasão biológica.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Huwei Yuan ◽  
Yujuan Li ◽  
Yanhong Chen ◽  
Guoyuan Liu ◽  
...  

AbstractPolyploidy is a common phenomenon among willow species. In this study, genome sequencing was conducted for Salix matsudana Koidz (also named Chinese willow), an important greening and arbor tree species, and the genome of this species was compared with those of four other tree species in Salicaceae. The total genome sequence of S. matsudana was 655.72 Mb in size, with repeated sequences accounting for 45.97% of the total length. In total, 531.43 Mb of the genome sequence could be mapped onto 38 chromosomes using the published genetic map as a reference. The genome of S. matsudana could be divided into two groups, the A and B genomes, through homology analysis with the genome of Populus trichocarpa, and the A and B genomes contained 23,985 and 25,107 genes, respectively. 4DTv combined transposon analysis predicted that allotetraploidy in S. matsudana appeared ~4 million years ago. The results from this study will help reveal the evolutionary history of S. matsudana and lay a genetic basis for its breeding.


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