Biogeographical and evolutionary importance of the European high mountain systems

T Schmitt - Frontiers in zoology, 2009 - Springer
Europe is characterised by several high mountain systems dominating major parts of its
area, and these structures have strongly influenced the evolution of taxa. For species now …

The impact of study design and life history traits on genetic variation of plants determined with AFLPs

C Reisch, M Bernhardt-Römermann - Plant Ecology, 2014 - Springer
In this study, we analysed the impact of study design and life history traits on genetic
variation of plants determined with amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs), a …

Genetic consequences of climate change for northern plants

IG Alsos, D Ehrich, W Thuiller… - … of the Royal …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Climate change will lead to loss of range for many species, and thus to loss of genetic
diversity crucial for their long-term persistence. We analysed range-wide genetic diversity …

Broad‐scale adaptive genetic variation in alpine plants is driven by temperature and precipitation

S Manel, F Gugerli, W Thuiller, N Alvarez… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying adaptive genetic variation is a challenging task, in particular in non‐model
species for which genomic information is still limited or absent. Here, we studied distribution …

Common factors drive adaptive genetic variation at different spatial scales in Arabis alpina

S Manel, BN Poncet, P Legendre, F Gugerli… - Molecular …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A major challenges facing landscape geneticists studying adaptive variation is to include all
the environmental variables that might be correlated with allele frequencies across the …

Forecasting changes in population genetic structure of alpine plants in response to global warming

F Jay, S Manel, N Alvarez, EY Durand… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Species range shifts in response to climate and land use change are commonly forecasted
with species distribution models based on species occurrence or abundance data. Although …

History or ecology? Substrate type as a major driver of patial genetic structure in Alpine plants

N Alvarez, C Thiel‐Egenter, A Tribsch… - Ecology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Climatic history and ecology are considered the most important factors moulding the spatial
pattern of genetic diversity. With the advent of molecular markers, species' historical fates …

Genetic diversity, phenotypic variation and local adaptation in the alpine landscape: case studies with alpine plant species

J Stöcklin, P Kuss, A Pluess - Botanica Helvetica, 2009 - doc.rero.ch
Plant survival in alpine landscapes is constantly challenged by the harsh and often
unpredictable environmental conditions. Steep environmental gradients and patchy …

Long-distance plant dispersal to North Atlantic islands: colonization routes and founder effect

IG Alsos, D Ehrich, PB Eidesen, H Solstad… - AoB Plants, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Long-distance dispersal (LDD) processes influence the founder effect on islands. We use
genetic data for 25 Atlantic species and similarities among regional floras to analyse …

Ecological implications of Cousinia Cass.(Asteraceae) persistence through the last two glacial–interglacial cycles in the continental Middle East for the Irano-Turanian …

M Djamali, A Baumel, S Brewer, ST Jackson… - Review of Palaeobotany …, 2012 - Elsevier
This study explores the response of the Irano-Turanian flora to Quaternary glacial–
interglacial cycles in SW Asia. We use new fossil pollen data to assess variation in …