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

• 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
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action; SDG 13 - Climate Action; Arctic; Climate change
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/dbf92825-5e06-4276-a814-4206f089c8f0; https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12657

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