Habitat fragmentation and recent bottlenecks influence genetic diversity and differentiation of the Central European halophyte Suaeda maritima (Chenopodiaceae).

Abstract excerpt

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Central European salt habitats are mainly restricted to the maritime coast but scattered occurrences can also be found inland. In inland habitats, human activities have caused losses and reductions in the size of natural salt sites but have also created new anthropogenic habitats around potash mining dumps colonized by halophytic species in the last 30 yr. We aimed to investigate the effects...

Topics

• Alleles
• Chenopodiaceae
• Ecosystem
• Europe
• Gene Flow
• Genetic Variation
• Microsatellite Repeats
• Molecular Sequence Data
• Salt-Tolerant Plants
• Sequence Analysis, DNA
• Tetraploidy