Genomic analysis of xerophyte Salweenia species provides insights into the alpine dry-warm valleys divergence and survival history.

Abstract excerpt

Salweenia species are evergreen shrubs capable of preventing desertification and maintaining the health of alpine dry-warm ecosystems in the Hengduan Mountains. However, both the narrowly distributed S. bouffordiana and its more widespread close relative S. wardii are endemic and endangered. Furthermore, their small population sizes render each of these species at risk of extinction. To infer how past climate...

Topics

• Genome, Plant
• Climate Change
• Ecosystem
• Biological Evolution
• Genetic Variation
• Genomics