Endangered but genetically stable-Erythrophleum fordii within Feng Shui woodlands in suburbanized villages.

ABSTRACT: Feng Shui woodlands are naturally or artificially formed green areas in southern China. They are precious for maintaining ecosystem balance in modern semiurban environments. However, they are generally small and geographically isolated from each other, and the status of genetic diversity of the plant species within them has been almost neglected. Therefore, we studied the genetic diversity of the endangered Erythrophleum fordii in eight Feng Shui woodlands (a total of 1,061 individuals) in Guangzhou, a large city in southern China, using microsatellites. For comparison, one population with 33 individuals sampled in a nature reserve was also studied. Although our results indicate that significant demographic declines occurred historically in E. fordii, suc

SUBMITTER: Wang ZF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7277784 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature