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Molecular characterisation of Pinus sylvestris (L.) in Ireland at the western limit of the species distribution.
BMC ecology and evolution - 23 Jan 2024
Belton Samuel, Cubry Philippe, Roche Jenni R, Kelleher Colin T
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BACKGROUND: Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) underwent significant population declines across much of northwest Europe during the mid-to-late Holocene and was thought to have become extirpated in Ireland from about 400 AD. However, most extant populations are plantations reintroduced from Scotland. Others are naturalised therefrom and one in Western Ireland is a putative relict. In this paper, Scots pine in...
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