Long-term isolation of European steppe outposts boosts the biome’s conservation value

Long-term isolation of European steppe outposts boosts the biome’s conservation value

Europe hosts isolated remnants of the steppe belt that once covered much of Eurasia. Here the authors combine genomic data and ecological niche modelling on three plant and three insect species to show evolution independent of the zonal steppe and high conservation value of these extrazonal steppes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Philipp Kirschner, Eliška Záveská, Alexander Gamisch, Andreas Hilpold, Emiliano Trucchi, Ovidiu Paun, Isabel Sanmartín, Birgit C. Schlick-Steiner, Božo Frajman, Wolfgang Arthofer, The STEPPE Consortium, Florian M. Steiner, Peter Schönswetter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15620-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15620-2

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