Life history, climate and biogeography interactively affect worldwide genetic diversity of plant and animal populations

H. De Kort; J. G. Prunier; S. Ducatez; O. Honnay; M. Baguette; V. M. Stevens; S. Blanchet

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-20958-2

Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Life history, climate and biogeography interactively affect worldwide genetic diversity of plant and animal populations

H. De Kort,
J. G. Prunier,
S. Ducatez,
O. Honnay,
M. Baguette,
V. M. Stevens,
S. Blanchet

Affiliations

H. De Kort: Plant Conservation and Population Biology, Department of Biology, University of Leuven
J. G. Prunier: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, SETE Station d’Ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale, UMR 5321
S. Ducatez: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
O. Honnay: Plant Conservation and Population Biology, Department of Biology, University of Leuven
M. Baguette: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, SETE Station d’Ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale, UMR 5321
V. M. Stevens: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, SETE Station d’Ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale, UMR 5321
S. Blanchet: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, SETE Station d’Ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale, UMR 5321

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-20958-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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A global analysis of population-level variation in genetic diversity for 727 plant and animal species finds that biogeography, life history traits and climate are important for predicting the distribution of local genetic diversity, and should be considered together when assessing the local conservation status of species.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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