DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.05.035
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85020403568
论文题名: Ecology and management history drive spatial genetic structure in Scots pine
作者: González-Díaz P. ; Jump A.S. ; Perry A. ; Wachowiak W. ; Lapshina E. ; Cavers S.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2017
卷: 400 起始页码: 68
结束页码: 76
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Forest management
; Genetic diversity
; Life stages
; Pinus sylvestris
; Spatial genetic structure
Scopus关键词: Biodiversity
; Conservation
; Genes
; Population statistics
; Reforestation
; Effective population size
; Forest management practices
; Genetic diversity
; Life stages
; Nuclear microsatellite markers
; Pinus sylvestris
; Spatial genetic structure
; Sustainable management
; Forestry
; Pinus sylvestris
英文摘要: Forest management practices that remove trees from stands can promote substantial changes in the distribution of genetic diversity within and among populations at multiple spatial scales. In small and isolated populations, elevated inbreeding levels might reduce fitness of subsequent generations and threaten forest resilience in the long term. Comparing fine-scale spatial genetic structure (SGS) between life stages (e.g. adult and juvenile cohorts) can identify when populations have undergone disturbance, even in species with long generation times. Here, we studied the effects of historical and contemporary forest management, characterized by intense felling and natural regeneration respectively, on genetic diversity and fine-scale SGS in adult and juvenile cohorts. We examined fragmented Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands in the Scottish Highlands, and compared them with a remote, unmanaged stand. A total of 777 trees were genotyped using 12 nuclear microsatellite markers. No difference was identified in allelic richness or gene diversity among stands or life stages, suggesting that historical and contemporary management have not impacted levels of genetic variation. However, management appears to have changed the spatial distribution of genetic variation. Adult genotypes from managed stands were more spatially structured than in the unmanaged stand, a difference mediated by contrasts in tree density, degree of fragmentation of stands at the time of establishment and rate of gap creation. Surprisingly, juveniles were less spatially structured than adults in the managed stands, suggesting an historical erosion of the structure of the adult cohort but contemporary recovery to natural dynamics, and indicating a high capacity of the species to recover after disturbance. Here we showed that using the spatial component of genetic diversity can help to detect both historical and contemporary effects of disturbance in tree populations. Evaluation of successional change is important to adequately detect early responses of tree populations to forest management practices. Overall, our study suggests that combining sustainable management with forest conservation practices that ensure larger effective population sizes is key to successfully maintaining genetic diversity in Scots pine. © 2017 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/64252
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作者单位: Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom; Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, United Kingdom; CREAF (Centre de Recerca Ecológica i Aplicacions Forestals), Campus UAB, Edifici C. E-08193, Belaterra (Barcelona), Spain; Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Parkowa 5, Kórnik, Poland; Yugra State University, Centre for Environmental Dynamics and Climate Change, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian Federation
Recommended Citation:
González-Díaz P.,Jump A.S.,Perry A.,et al. Ecology and management history drive spatial genetic structure in Scots pine[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2017-01-01,400