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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Effective seed dispersal across a fragmented landscape |
Author: | Bacles, C. Lowe, A. Ennos, R. |
Citation: | Science, 2006; 311(5761):628-628 |
Publisher: | Amer Assoc Advancement Science |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
ISSN: | 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Cecile F. E. Bacles, Andrew J. Lowe, and Richard A. Ennos |
Abstract: | The role of seed dispersal in maintaining genetic connectivity among forest fragments has largely been ignored because gene flow by pollen is expected to predominate. By using genealogical reconstruction, we investigated gene flow after establishment of seeds in a wind-pollinated, wind-dispersed tree. Our data show that seed dispersal is the main vector of gene flow among remnants and that long-distance dispersal is common across a chronically fragmented landscape. The relative importance of seed-mediated gene flow may have been underemphasized in other fragmented systems, and diagnosing the response of forest trees to current anthropogenic disturbances requires the assessment of phenomena after establishment. |
Keywords: | Fraxinus Pollen Seeds Trees Conservation of Natural Resources Ecosystem Scotland Gene Flow |
DOI: | 10.1126/science.1121543 |
Published version: | http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/311/5761/628 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Earth and Environmental Sciences publications Environment Institute Leaders publications |
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