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- Title
Regional Consequences of Local Population Demography and Genetics in Relation to Habitat Management inGentiana pneumonanthe.
- Authors
VOLIS, SERGEI; BOHRER, GIL; OOSTERMEIJER, GERARD; VAN TIENDEREN, PETER
- Abstract
A joint demographic and population genetics stage-based model for a subdivided population was applied to, an early successional perennial herb, at a regional (metapopulation) scale. We used numerical simulations to determine the optimal frequency of habitat disturbance (sod cutting) and the intensity of gene flow among populations ofto manage both population viability and genetic diversity in this species. The simulations showed that even small populations that initially had near-equal allele frequencies could, if managed properly through sod cutting every 6 to 7 years, sustain their high genetic variation over the long run without gene flow. The more the allele frequencies in the small populations are skewed, however, the higher the probability that in the absence of gene flow, some alleles will be lost and within-population genetic variation will decrease even under proper management. This implies that although local population dynamics should be the major target for management, regional dynamics become important when habitat fragmentation and decreased population size lead to the loss of local genetic diversity. The recommended strategy to improve genetic composition of small populations is the introduction of seeds or seedlings of nonlocal origin.
- Subjects
HABITATS; VEGETATION management; POPULATION genetics; FOREST management; POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHY
- Publication
Conservation Biology, 2005, Vol 19, Issue 2, p357
- ISSN
0888-8892
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00564.x