The importance of quantitative trait differentiation in restoration: landscape heterogeneity and functional traits inform seed transfer guidelines.

ABSTRACT: For widely distributed species, understanding the scale over which genetic variation correlates to landscape structure and composition is critical. Particularly within the context of restoration, the evolution of genetic differences may impact success if seeds are maladapted to the restoration environment. In this study, we used Geum triflorum to quantify the scale over which genetic differences for quantitative traits important to adaptation have evolved, comparing the proportion of variance attributed to broad regional- and local population-level effects. Geum triflorum is a widely distributed species spanning a range of environments, including alvar and prairie habitats, which have extreme regional differences in soil-moisture availability. Alvar habitats are regions of th

SUBMITTER: Yoko ZG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7112727 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature