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Effect of forest fragmentation and altitude on the mating system of Eucalyptus pauciflora (Myrtaceae)
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Gauli, A and Vaillancourt, RE and Steane, DA and Bailey, TG and Potts, BM, Effect of forest fragmentation and altitude on the mating system of Eucalyptus pauciflora (Myrtaceae), Australian Journal of Botany, 61, (8) pp. 622-632. ISSN 0067-1924 (2013) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2013 CSIRO
DOI: doi:10.1071/BT13259
Abstract
Habitat fragmentation is a key factor causing variation in important mating system parameters in plants, but its effect is variable. We studied mating system variation among 276 native trees from 37 populations of Eucalyptus pauciflora from Tasmania. We assayed 10 microsatellite loci from 1359 open-pollinated progeny from these trees. Across Tasmania the species’ mating system was characterised by a high outcrossing rate (tm = 0.90) but moderate bi-parental inbreeding (tm–tms = 0.16) and moderate correlated paternity (rP = 0.20) in comparison to other eucalypt species. Despite significant differences in outcrossing rate and correlated paternity among populations, this variation was not correlated with fragmentation. Nevertheless, fragmentation was inversely correlated with the number of germinants per gram of seed capsule content. Outcrossing rate had been reported previously to decrease with increasing altitude in mainland populations of E. pauciflora, but this was not the case in Tasmania. However, a small but significant decrease in correlated paternity occurred with increasing altitude and a decrease in bi-parental inbreeding with increasing altitude was evident in fragmented populations only. It is argued that strong, but incomplete self-incompatibility mechanisms may buffer the mating system from changes in population density and pollinators. While seed yields from highly fragmented populations were reduced, in most cases the seed obtained is unlikely to be more inbred than that from non-fragmented populations and, thus, is likely to be as suitable for use in local forest restoration.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Genetics |
| Research Field: | Genetics not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Plant Production and Plant Primary Products |
| Objective Group: | Forestry |
| Objective Field: | Hardwood plantations |
| UTAS Author: | Gauli, A (Ms Archana Gauli) |
| UTAS Author: | Vaillancourt, RE (Professor Rene Vaillancourt) |
| UTAS Author: | Steane, DA (Dr Dorothy Steane) |
| UTAS Author: | Bailey, TG (Dr Tanya Bailey) |
| UTAS Author: | Potts, BM (Professor Brad Potts) |
| ID Code: | 90005 |
| Year Published: | 2013 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 13 |
| Deposited By: | Plant Science |
| Deposited On: | 2014-03-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2014-04-30 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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