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Genomic diversity is similar between Atlantic Forest restorations and natural remnants for the native tree Casearia sylvestris Sw.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Gomes Viana João Paulo, Bohrer Monteiro Siqueira Marcos Vinícius, Araujo Fabiano Lucas, Grando Carolina, Sanae Sujii Patricia, Silvestre Ellida de Aguiar, Novello Mariana, Pinheiro José Baldin, Cavallari Marcelo Mattos, Brancalion Pedro H S, Rodrigues Ricardo Ribeiro, Pereira de Souza Anete, Catchen Julian, Zucchi Maria I
Abstract excerpt
The primary focus of tropical forest restoration has been the recovery of forest structure and tree taxonomic diversity, with limited attention given to genetic conservation. Populations reintroduced through restoration plantings may have low genetic diversity and be genetically structured due to founder effects and genetic drift, which limit the potential of restoration to recover ecologically resilient plant...
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