Reisch, Christoph and Meier, Stefanie and Schmid, Christoph and Bartelheimer, Maik (2020) Clonal diversity and genetic variation of the sedge Carex nigra in an alpine fen depend on soil nutrients. PEERJ, 8: e8887. ISSN 2167-8359,
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In this study we analysed the impact of water regime and soil nutrients on the clonal diversity and genetic variation of the sedge Carex nigra in a central alpine fen. For our analysis, we established 16 study plots randomly distributed over the fen. We determined the exact elevation of each plot as an indicator for the water regime and measured the content of phosphorous and potassium in the soil of each plot. Clonal diversity and genetic variation of C. nigra were assessed with nuclear microsatellites using leaf material collected in 20 subplots along a diagonal cross within each study plot. The influence of water regime and soil mineral nutrients on clonal diversity and genetic variation was estimated by Bayesian multiple regression. Our study revealed a clear impact of soil nutrient conditions on clonal diversity and genetic variation of C. nigra, which increased with the concentration of phosphorous and decreased with the concentration of potassium. Key background to these findings seems to be the relative offspring success from generative as compared to clonal propagation. Phosphorous acquisition is essential during seedling establishment. Clonal diversity and genetic variation increase, therefore, at sites with higher phosphorous contents due to more successful recruitment. High levels of clonal diversity and genetic variation at sites of low potassium availability may in contrast be mainly caused by increased plant susceptibility to abiotic stress under conditions of potassium deficiency, which brings about more gaps in C. nigra stands and favors the ingrowth from other clones or recruitment from seeds.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SEEDLING RECRUITMENT; PLANT; GROWTH; HETEROGENEITY; AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTION; POPULATIONS; VEGETATION; PHOSPHORUS; PATTERNS; Microsatellites; Carex nigra; Clonality; High alpine fen; Soil nutrients |
| 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: | 22 Mar 2021 07:41 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2021 07:41 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/44422 |
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