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Recolonization after habitat restoration leads to decreased genetic variation in populations of a terrestrial orchid.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2012
Vandepitte K, Gristina A S, De Hert K, Meekers T, Roldán-Ruiz I, Honnay O
Abstract excerpt
Colonization is crucial to habitat restoration projects that rely on the spontaneous regeneration of the original vegetation. However, as a previously declining plant species spreads again, the likelihood of founder effects increases through recurrent population founding and associated serial bottlenecks. We related Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism markers genetic variation and fitness to colonization...
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