Willerding, Christian and Poschlod, Peter (2002) Does seed dispersal by sheep affect the population genetic structure of the calcareous grassland species Bromus erectus? BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 104 (3): PII S0006-. pp. 329-337. ISSN 0006-3207
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This study investigates the contribution of the traditional land-use system "sheep herding" (transhumance) to the gene flow among populations. Three sheep trails with altogether 12 calcareous grassland sites were chosen for the analysis of the tussock grass Bromus erectus, which is known to be the species with the highest rate of dispersal via sheep fleece. Each trail links two to four isolated populations. Allozymes were chosen as genetic markers. Six loci were used, five of which were polymorphic. While genetic variability within populations was found to be quite high (averaged h=0.352), only little between-population differentiation was measured (G(ST) = 5.5%). Despite this, the UPGMA-dendrogram of Nei's genetic distance shows genetic similarity relations largely congruent with the sheep herding trails. However, a (more) detailed comparison reveals several differences between genetic patterns and trail system. Hence, additional factors other than dispersal by sheep are regarded as being responsible for exchange of genes, and sheep herding is considered to have only minor importance for the genetic patterns of the investigated species. The comparison of Bromus erectus to species with the same life history traits (i.e. pollination by wind, a perennial life cycle, and autopolyploid constitution) shows similar values, thus providing further evidence for the relatively small contribution of dispersal via sheep fleece. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | PLANT-POPULATIONS; FESTUCA-OVINA; CONSEQUENCES; ASSOCIATIONS; FREQUENCIES; POLYPLOIDY; BIOLOGY; allozymes; Bromus erectus; calcareous grassland; dispersal; genetic structure; life-history traits; sheep herding; transhumance |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 580 Botanical sciences |
| Divisions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften > Lehrstuhl für Ökologie und Naturschutzbiologie (Prof. Dr. Peter Poschlod) |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2021 10:27 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2021 10:27 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/40399 |
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