Effect of habitat fragmentation on the genetic diversity and structure of peripheral populations of beech in Central Italy.

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Fragmentation can affect the demographic and genetic structure of populations near the boundary of their biogeographic range. Higher genetic differentiation among populations coupled with lower level of within-population variability is expected as a consequence of reduced population size and isolation. The effects of these 2 factors have been rarely disentangled. Given their high gene flow, anemophilous forest...

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