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Genetic diversity and population structure in the endangered tree Hopea hainanensis (Dipterocarpaceae) on Hainan Island, China

Hopea hainanensis Merrill & Chun (Dipterocarpaceae) is an endangered tree species restricted to Hainan Island, China and a small part of Northern Vietnam. On Hainan Island, it is an important indicator species for tropical forests. However, because of its highly valued timber, H. hainanensis has...

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Autores principales: Wang, Chen, Ma, Xiang, Ren, Mingxun, Tang, Liang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7703895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33253236
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241452
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author Wang, Chen
Ma, Xiang
Ren, Mingxun
Tang, Liang
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Ma, Xiang
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Tang, Liang
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description Hopea hainanensis Merrill & Chun (Dipterocarpaceae) is an endangered tree species restricted to Hainan Island, China and a small part of Northern Vietnam. On Hainan Island, it is an important indicator species for tropical forests. However, because of its highly valued timber, H. hainanensis has suffered from overexploitation, leading to a sharp population decline. To facilitate the conservation of this species, genetic diversity and population structure were assessed using 12 SSR markers for 10 populations sampled across Hainan Island. Compared to non-threatened Hopea species, H. hainanensis exhibited reduced overall genetic diversity and increased population differentiation (AMOVA: F(ST) = 0.23). Bayesian model-based clustering and principal coordinate analysis consistently assigned H. hainanensis individuals into three genetic groups, which were found to be widespread and overlapping geographically. A Mantel test found no correlation between genetic and geographical distances (r = 0.040, p = 0.418). The observed genetic structure suggests that long-distance gene flow occurred among H. hainanensis populations prior to habitat fragmentation. A recent population bottleneck was revealed, which may cause rapid loss of genetic diversity and increased differentiation across populations. Based on these findings, appropriate strategies for the long-term conservation of the endangered species H. hainanensis are proposed.
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spelling pubmed-77038952020-12-03 Genetic diversity and population structure in the endangered tree Hopea hainanensis (Dipterocarpaceae) on Hainan Island, China Wang, Chen Ma, Xiang Ren, Mingxun Tang, Liang PLoS One Research Article Hopea hainanensis Merrill & Chun (Dipterocarpaceae) is an endangered tree species restricted to Hainan Island, China and a small part of Northern Vietnam. On Hainan Island, it is an important indicator species for tropical forests. However, because of its highly valued timber, H. hainanensis has suffered from overexploitation, leading to a sharp population decline. To facilitate the conservation of this species, genetic diversity and population structure were assessed using 12 SSR markers for 10 populations sampled across Hainan Island. Compared to non-threatened Hopea species, H. hainanensis exhibited reduced overall genetic diversity and increased population differentiation (AMOVA: F(ST) = 0.23). Bayesian model-based clustering and principal coordinate analysis consistently assigned H. hainanensis individuals into three genetic groups, which were found to be widespread and overlapping geographically. A Mantel test found no correlation between genetic and geographical distances (r = 0.040, p = 0.418). The observed genetic structure suggests that long-distance gene flow occurred among H. hainanensis populations prior to habitat fragmentation. A recent population bottleneck was revealed, which may cause rapid loss of genetic diversity and increased differentiation across populations. Based on these findings, appropriate strategies for the long-term conservation of the endangered species H. hainanensis are proposed. Public Library of Science 2020-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7703895/ /pubmed/33253236 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241452 Text en © 2020 Wang et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Genetic diversity and population structure in the endangered tree Hopea hainanensis (Dipterocarpaceae) on Hainan Island, China
title Genetic diversity and population structure in the endangered tree Hopea hainanensis (Dipterocarpaceae) on Hainan Island, China
title_full Genetic diversity and population structure in the endangered tree Hopea hainanensis (Dipterocarpaceae) on Hainan Island, China
title_fullStr Genetic diversity and population structure in the endangered tree Hopea hainanensis (Dipterocarpaceae) on Hainan Island, China
title_full_unstemmed Genetic diversity and population structure in the endangered tree Hopea hainanensis (Dipterocarpaceae) on Hainan Island, China
title_short Genetic diversity and population structure in the endangered tree Hopea hainanensis (Dipterocarpaceae) on Hainan Island, China
title_sort genetic diversity and population structure in the endangered tree hopea hainanensis (dipterocarpaceae) on hainan island, china
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7703895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33253236
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241452
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