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Seed-mediated connectivity among fragmented populations of Quercus castanea (Fagaceae) in a Mexican landscape.
American journal of botany - 1 Aug 2013
Herrera-Arroyo M Luisa, Sork Victoria L, González-Rodríguez Antonio, Rocha-Ramírez Víctor, Vega Ernesto, Oyama Ken
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PREMISE OF STUDY: Anthropogenic fragmentation is an ongoing process in many forested areas that may create loss of connectivity among tree populations and constitutes a serious threat to ecological and genetic processes. We tested the central hypothesis that seed dispersal mitigates the impact of fragmentation by comparing connectivity and genetic diversity of adult vs. seedling populations in recently fragmented...
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