Habitat loss other than fragmentation per se decreased nuclear and chloroplast genetic diversity in a monoecious tree.

Generally, effect of fragmentation per se on biodiversity has not been separated from the effect of habitat loss. In this paper, using nDNA and cpDNA SSRs, we studied genetic diversity of Castanopsis sclerophylla (Lindl. & Paxton) Schotty populations and decoupled the effects of habitat loss and...

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Main Authors: Xin Zhang, Miao-Miao Shi, Dong-Wei Shen, Xiao-Yong Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3377594?pdf=render