Plant ecotypes: genetic differentiation in the age of ecological restoration

Author:

Hufford, Kristina M., Mazer, Susan J.

Title:

Plant ecotypes: genetic differentiation in the age of ecological restoration

Periodical:

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Year:

2003

Volume:

18

Pages:

147-155

Subject:

Restoration ecology Genetics

Summary:

Restoration ecology is a relatively young science. Therefore, few criteria exist for the creation of self-sustaining populations that retain adaptive genetic variation. However, recent studies illustrate the emerging field of restoration genetics, which is a synthesis of restoration ecology and population genetics. This study reviews field and greenhouse studies that have direct implications for the effects of translocation on plant community restoration with an emphasis on those that resulted from intraspecific hybridization. Addressed here, is the revival of transplant and common garden studies and the use of novel molecular markers to predict population genetic consequences of translocation. Also addressed is their combined power for determining the appropriate seed transfer zones with regard to restoration planning for native plant populations.

Label:

Ecology

URL:

http://cletus.uhh.hawaii.edu:2074/10.1016/S0169-5347(03)00002-8

Date:

2003

Collection:

Periodicals