@article{fdi:010068232,
  title = {{P}hylogeography of the genus {P}odococcus ({P}almae/{A}recaceae) in {C}entral {A}frican rain forests : climate stability predicts unique genetic diversity},
  author = {{F}aye, {A}. and {D}eblauwe, {V}incent and {M}ariac, {C}{\'e}dric and {R}ichard, {D}. and {S}onk{\'e}, {B}. and {V}igouroux, {Y}ves and {C}ouvreur, {T}homas},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he tropical rain forests of {C}entral {A}frica contain high levels of species diversity. {P}aleovegetation or bio-diversity patterns suggested successive contraction/expansion phases on this rain forest cover during the last glacial maximum ({LGM}). {C}onsequently, the hypothesis of the existence of refugia e.g. habitat stability that harbored populations during adverse climatic periods has been proposed. {U}nderstory species are tightly associated to forest cover and consequently are ideal markers of forest dynamics. {H}ere, we used two central {A}frican rain forest understory species of the palm genus, {P}odococcus, to assess the role of past climate variation on their distribution and genetic diversity. {S}pecies distribution modeling in the present and at the {LGM} was used to estimate areas of climatic stability. {G}enetic diversity and phylogeography were estimated by sequencing near complete plastomes for over 120 individuals. {A}reas of climatic stability were mainly located in mountainous areas like the {M}onts de {C}ristal and {M}onts {D}oudou in {G}abon, but also lowland coastal forests in southeast {C}ameroon and northeast {G}abon. {G}enetic diversity analyses shows a clear {N}orth-{S}outh structure of genetic diversity within one species. {T}his divide was estimated to have originated some 500,000 years ago. {W}e show that, in {C}entral {A}frica, high and unique genetic diversity is strongly correlated with inferred areas of climatic stability since the {LGM}. {O}ur results further highlight the importance of coastal lowland rain forests in {C}entral {A}frica as harboring not only high species diversity but also important high levels of unique genetic diversity. {I}n the context of strong human pressure on coastal land use and destruction, such unique diversity hotspots need to be considered in future conservation planning.},
  keywords = {{P}hylogeography ; {A}frica ; {P}alms ; {P}lastome ; {R}efugia ; {C}oastal forests ; {AFRIQUE} {CENTRALE} ; {GABON} ; {CAMEROUN} ; {CONGO} ; {NIGERIA} ; {GUINEE} {EQUATORIALE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}olecular {P}hylogenetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {105},
  numero = {},
  pages = {126--138},
  ISSN = {1055-7903},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ympev.2016.08.005},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068232},
}