Conservation genetics of Heritiera littoralis (Sterculiaceae), a threatened推荐.pdfVIP

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 38 (2010) 924–930 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Biochemical Systematics and Ecology journal homepage: www.elsevier .com/locate/biochemsyseco Conservation genetics of Heritiera littoralis (Sterculiaceae), a threatened mangrove in China, based on AFLP and ISSR markers Shu-Guang Jian a, *, Tian Tang b, Yang Zhong c, d, Su-Hua Shi b a South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, PR China b Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China c Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China d Institute of Biodiversity Science and Geobiology, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, PR China a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: AFLP and ISSR markers were used to determine the genetic variations in eight mangrove Received 19 June 2010 and non-mangrove populations of Heritiera littoralis (Sterculiaceae), a threatened species Accepted 26 September 2010 in China. Our results showed a moderate to high level of genetic variation in this species Available online 20 October 2010 (P ¼ 63.69%, HT ¼ 0.20 for AFLP; P ¼ 76.07%, HT ¼ 0.22 for ISSR), and a relatively high level of genetic differentiation among populations (GST ¼ 0.24 for AFLP and 0.27 for ISSR). Life Keywords: history traits, long-distance dispersal of floating seeds, and local environme