Living on the edge: conservation genetics of seven thermophilous plant species in a high Arctic archipelago

• Published in: AoB Plants
• Main Authors: Birkeland, Siri, Skjetne, Idunn Elisabeth Borgen, Brysting, Anne Krag, Elven, Reidar, Alsos, Inger Greve
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2017
• Subjects: Research Article; Arctic; Birkeland; Svalbard; Arctic Archipelago
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5391696/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28108432; https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plx001

Small and peripheral populations often contain low levels of genetic variation. This may limit their ability to adapt to environmental change, including climate warming. In a recent study published in AoB PLANTS, Birkeland, Skjetne and colleagues show that many rare and threatened plant species in t...