Genetic structure of populations of Salvia ceratophylloides endemic to southern Calabria (southern Italy).

ABSTRACT: Assessing the degree of genetic diversity and differentiation of rare or endangered endemic species is essential to evaluate the conservation status of populations and successively implement appropriate conservation strategies. We investigated the population structure of Salvia ceratophylloides Ard., a scapose hemicryptophyte endemic to Calabria (southern Italy), both to answer questions about its genetic structure and to determine whether the actual population size has undergone significant demographic changes in the near past. The data obtained from the census showed that the populations are characterised by a greater number of adult individuals than juveniles and are on declining. The genetic analysis carried out on 99 individuals from four populations of the species under study,

SUBMITTER: Laface VLA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11379574 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature