@article{fdi:010083137,
  title = {{N}ovel post-glacial haplotype evolution in birch : a case for conserving local adaptation},
  author = {{B}elton, {S}. and {C}ubry, {P}hilippe and {F}ox, {E}. and {K}elleher, {C}. {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}espite constituting the western-most edge of the population distributions for several native {E}uropean plants, {I}reland has largely been left out of key {E}urope-wide phylogeographic studies. {T}his is true for birch ({B}etula pubescens {E}hrh. and {B}etula pendula {R}oth), for which the genetic diversity has yet to be mapped for {I}reland. {H}ere we used eight cp{DNA} markers (two {R}estriction {F}ragment {L}ength {P}olymorphism ({RFLP}) and six {S}imple {S}equence {R}epeat ({SSR})) to map the genetic diversity of {B}. pubescens, {B}. pendula, and putative hybrid individuals sampled from 19 populations spread cross most of the island of {I}reland. {W}ithin {I}reland, 11 distinct haplotypes were detected, the most common of which ({H}1) was also detected in {E}ngland, {S}cotland, {F}rance, and {N}orway. {A} moderate level of population structuring ({G}({ST}) = 0.282) was found across {I}reland and the genetic diversity of its northern populations was twice that of its southern populations. {T}his indicates that, unlike other native {I}rish trees, such as oak and alder, post-glacial recolonization by birch did not begin in the south (i.e., from {I}beria). {R}ather, and in agreement with palynological data, birch most likely migrated in from eastern populations in {B}ritain. {F}inally, we highlight {I}rish populations with comparatively unique genetic structure which may be included as part of {E}uropean genetic conservation networks.},
  keywords = {birch ; {B}etula pubescens ; {B}etula pendula ; haplotype ; {I}reland ; phylogeography ; {IRLANDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}orests},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {1246 [18 p.]},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.3390/f12091246},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083137},
}