Past climate-driven range shifts and population genetic diversity in arctic plants

High intra-specific genetic diversity is necessary for species adaptation to novel environments under climate change, but species tracking suitable conditions are losing alleles through successive founder events during range shift. Here, we investigated the relationship between range shift since the...

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Published in:Journal of Biogeography
Main Authors: Pellissier, Loïc, Eidesen, Pernille Bronken, Ehrich, Dorothee, Descombes, Patrice, Peter Schönswetter, Peter Schönswetter, Tribsch, Andreas, Westergaard, Kristine Bakke, Alvarez, Nadir, Guisan, Antoine, Zimmermann, Niklaus E., Nordmand, Signe, Vittoz, Pascal, Luoto, Miska, Damgaard, Christian, Brochmann, Christian, Wisz, Mary, Alsos, Inger Greve
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/dbf92825-5e06-4276-a814-4206f089c8f0
https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12657
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Summary:High intra-specific genetic diversity is necessary for species adaptation to novel environments under climate change, but species tracking suitable conditions are losing alleles through successive founder events during range shift. Here, we investigated the relationship between range shift since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and extant population genetic diversity across multiple plant species to understand variability in species responses