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Genetic diversity and divergence at the Arbutus unedo L. (Ericaceae) westernmost distribution limit.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Ribeiro Maria Margarida, Piotti Andrea, Ricardo Alexandra, Gaspar Daniel, Costa Rita, Parducci Laura, Vendramin Giovanni Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
Mediterranean forests are fragile ecosystems vulnerable to recent global warming and reduction of precipitation, and a long-term negative effect is expected on vegetation with increasing drought and in areas burnt by fires. We investigated the spatial distribution of genetic variation of Arbutus unedo in the western Iberia Peninsula, using plastid markers with conservation and provenance regions design purposes....
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