Geoclimatic factors influence the population genetic connectivity of Incarvillea arguta (Bignoniaceae) in the Himalaya–Hengduan Mountains biodiversity hotspot

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santosh Kumar Rana ◽  
Dong Luo ◽  
Hum Kala Rana ◽  
Alexander Robert O'Neill ◽  
Hang Sun
Keyword(s):  
Population Genetic ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Genetic Connectivity ◽  
Hengduan Mountains ◽  
The Himalaya

scholarly journals Meta-analysis reveals severe pollen limitation for the flowering plants growing in East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region

BMC Ecology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianfeng Jiang ◽  
Yanping Xie
Keyword(s):  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Pollen Limitation ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Clear Relationship ◽  
Hengduan Mountains ◽  
Independent Data ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Biodiversity

Abstract Background Pollen limitation occurs widely and has an important effect on flowering plants. The East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region is a global biodiversity hotspot. However, to our knowledge, no study has synthetically assessed the degree of pollen limitation in this area. The present study aims to reveal the degree of pollen limitation for the flowering plants growing on East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains and to test whether the reproductive features or the elevation is closely correlated with the degree of pollen limitation in this area. Results We complied data from 76 studies, which included 96 species and 108 independent data records. We found that the flowering plants in this area undergo severe pollen limitation [overall Hedges’ d = 2.004, with a 95% confidence interval (1.3264, 2.6743)] that is much higher than that of the flowering plants growing in many other regions around the world. The degree of pollen limitation was tested to determine the correlation with the capacity for autonomous self-reproduction and with the pollination pattern (generalized vs. specialized pollination) of plants. In addition, we found a clear relationship between elevation and the degree of pollen limitation, which indicates that plants might undergo more severe pollen limitation in relatively high places. Conclusions This paper is the first to address the severe pollen limitation of the flowering plants growing in East Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region. Moreover, we reveal the positive correlation between elevation and the degree of pollen limitation.

scholarly journals Diversity and distribution of microlichens in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalaya, India

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pushpi Singh ◽  
Krishna Pal Singh ◽  
Ajay Ballabh Bhatt
Keyword(s):  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
The State ◽  
Eastern Himalaya ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
The Himalaya

The paper reports the occurrence of 404 species of microlichens belonging to 105 genera and 39 families known so far, from the state of Arunachal Pradesh, a part of the Himalaya biodiversity hotspot. Twelve species, namely Arthopyrenia saxicola, Arthothelium subbessale, Diorygma macgregorii, D. pachygraphum, Graphis nuda, G. oligospora, G. paraserpens, G. renschiana, Herpothallon japonicum, Megalospora atrorubricans, Porina tijucana and Rhabdodiscus crassus, are new distributional records for India. Astrothelium meghalayense (Makhija & Patw.) Pushpi Singh & Kr. P. Singh and Astrothelium subnitidiusculum (Makhija & Patw.) Pushpi Singh & Kr. P. Singh are proposed as new combinations and 66 species marked by an asterisk (*) are new distributional records for the state.

scholarly journals Habitat continuity and stepping-stone oceanographic distances explain population genetic connectivity of the brown alga Cystoseira amentacea

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 766-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Buonomo ◽  
Jorge Assis ◽  
Francisco Fernandes ◽  
Aschwin H. Engelen ◽  
Laura Airoldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brown Alga ◽  
Population Genetic ◽  
Genetic Connectivity ◽  
Stepping Stone ◽  
Habitat Continuity

scholarly journals Refugial isolation and range expansions drive the genetic structure of Oxyria sinensis (Polygonaceae) in the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lihua Meng ◽  
Gang Chen ◽  
Zhonghu Li ◽  
Yongping Yang ◽  
Zhengkun Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Hengduan Mountains ◽  
The Himalaya

scholarly journals Population genetic structure of the great star coral, Montastraea cavernosa, across the Cuban archipelago with comparisons between microsatellite and SNP markers

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis B. Sturm ◽  
Ryan J. Eckert ◽  
Juliett González Méndez ◽  
Patricia González-Díaz ◽  
Joshua D. Voss
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Population Genetic Structure ◽  
Population Genetic ◽  
Snp Markers ◽  
Genetic Connectivity ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Significant Genetic Structure ◽  
Montastraea Cavernosa

Abstract Coral reef habitats surrounding Cuba include relatively healthy, well-developed shallow and mesophotic (30–150 m) scleractinian communities at the cross-currents of the Tropical Western Atlantic (TWA). However, Cuba’s coral communities are not immune to the declines observed throughout the TWA, and there is limited information available regarding genetic connectivity, diversity, and structure among these populations. This represents an immense gap in our understanding of coral ecology and population dynamics at both local and regional scales. To address this gap, we evaluated the population genetic structure of the coral Montastraea cavernosa across eight reef sites surrounding Cuba. Colonies were genotyped using nine microsatellite markers and > 9,000 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers generated using the 2bRAD approach to assess fine-scale genetic structure across these sites. Both the microsatellite and SNP analyses identified patterns of genetic differentiation among sample populations. While the microsatellite analyses did not identify significant genetic structure across the seven shallow M. cavernosa sampling sites, the SNP analyses revealed significant pairwise population differentiation, suggesting that differentiation is greater between eastern and western sites. This study provides insight into methodological differences between microsatellite and SNP markers including potential trade-offs between marker-specific biases, sample size, sequencing costs, and the ability to resolve subtle patterns of population genetic structure. Furthermore, this study suggests that locations in western Cuba may play important roles in this species’ regional metapopulation dynamics and therefore may merit incorporation into developing international management efforts in addition to the local management the sites receive.

Evidence of recent and continuous speciation in a biodiversity hotspot: a population genetic approach in southern African gladioli ( Gladiolus ; Iridaceae)

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (21) ◽  
pp. 4765-4782 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAUL D. RYMER ◽  
JOHN C. MANNING ◽  
PETER GOLDBLATT ◽  
MARTYN P. POWELL ◽  
VINCENT SAVOLAINEN
Keyword(s):  
Population Genetic ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspot ◽  
Genetic Approach

Warm-cold colonization: response of oaks to uplift of the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3276-3294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Hu Meng ◽  
Tao Su ◽  
Xiao-Yang Gao ◽  
Jie Li ◽  
Xiao-Long Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hengduan Mountains ◽  
The Himalaya
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