High effects of climate oscillations on population diversity and structure of endangered Myricaria laxiflora.

ABSTRACT: Exploring the effects of climate oscillations on the population diversity and structure of endangered organisms in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) area is essential for hydrological environment changes on endangered organism evolution. Myricaria laxiflora is an endemic and endangered shrub restricted to the TGR along the banks of Yangtze River, China. Recently, six natural populations of this species were newly found upstream and downstream of the TGR, whose habitats have been dramatically changed by the summer flooding regulated by large dams. To study the water level fluctuations and climatic shifts on the genetic diversity and genetic differentiation of the six natural populations, 303 individuals from six populations were analyzed based on one nuclear DNA (ITS) and four chlorop

SUBMITTER: Li H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10933041 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature