Subalpine fir microsatellite variation reveals the complex relationship between var. lasiocarpa and var. bifolia

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
• Main Authors: Ritland, Kermit, Miscampbell, Allyson, Cartwright, Charlie, Bohlmann, Nikhil, Ritland, Carol
• Other Authors: Natural Resources and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: Ecology; Forestry; Global and Planetary Change; Parkland; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2021-0303; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjfr-2021-0303; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjfr-2021-0303

Subalpine fir, Abies lasiocarpa, occurs throughout western North America, often in forest–tundra parkland. To resolve the presence of varieties in this species, we surveyed microsatellite genetic markers in 11 populations containing three putative varieties of Abies lasiocarpa: (1) var. lasiocarpa,...