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1 April 2016 Sphagnum centrale and S. palustre from Mediterranean Basin: A Comparison with Conspecific North American Populations by Microsatellite Analysis
David Crespo Pardo, Simonetta Giordano, Maria Cristina Sorrentino, Valeria Spagnuolo
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Abstract

Twenty nine South European specimens of Sphagnum centrale, S. palustre, S. papillosum and S. magellanicum were studied with 15 microsatellite markers. In contrast with eastern North American populations, our analysis showed a genetic overlapping between S. centrale and S. palustre in mixed populations. Moreover, Mediterranean species showed a genetic richness (total number of alleles) higher than that calculated in conspecific American samples. As Mediterranean Sphagnum bogs are remnant populations, microsatellites could well work for selecting source populations in order to recover Mediterranean peatlands.

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David Crespo Pardo, Simonetta Giordano, Maria Cristina Sorrentino, and Valeria Spagnuolo "Sphagnum centrale and S. palustre from Mediterranean Basin: A Comparison with Conspecific North American Populations by Microsatellite Analysis," Cryptogamie, Bryologie 37(2), 211-223, (1 April 2016). https://doi.org/10.7872/cryb/v37.iss2.2016.211
Published: 1 April 2016
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KEYWORDS
Genetic richness
Mediterranean peatland conservation
peat mosses
relict populations
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