Data from: Genetic diversity in widespread species is not congruent with species richness in alpine plant communities

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dc.contributor.affiliationSlovak Academy of Sciences-Marhold, Karol
dc.contributor.authorMarhold, Karol
dc.coverage.spatialAlps
dc.coverage.spatialCarpathians
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-29T14:07:19Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-31
dc.date.issued2023-03-31
dc.descriptionThe Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) aims at the conservation of all three levels of biodiversity, i.e. ecosystems, species and genes. Genetic diversity represents evolutionary potential and is important for ecosystem functioning. Unfortunately, genetic diversity in natural populations is hardly considered in conservation strategies because it is difficult to measure and has been hypothesized to co-vary with species richness. This means that species richness is taken as a surrogate of genetic diversity in conservation planning, though their relationship has not been properly evaluated. We tested whether the genetic and species levels of biodiversity co-vary, using a large-scale and multi-species approach. We chose the high-mountain flora of the Alps and the Carpathians as study systems and demonstrate that species richness and genetic diversity are not correlated. Species richness thus cannot act as a surrogate for genetic diversity. Our results have important consequences for implementing the CBD when designing conservation strategies.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.s4q6s
dc.identifier.urihttps://datakatalogi.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/6658
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dc.subjectArabis alpina L.
dc.subjectSaxifraga stellaris L.
dc.subjectSaxifraga wahlenbergii Ball
dc.subjectHedysarum hedysaroides Schinz & Thell. s.l.
dc.subjectAndrosace obtusifolia All.
dc.subjectFestuca supina (= F. airoides) Schur
dc.subjectFestuca carpathica F. Dietr.
dc.subjectGentiana nivalis L.
dc.subjectSoldanella pusilla Baum.
dc.subjectGypsophila repens L.
dc.subjectFestuca versicolor Tausch s.l.
dc.subjectCerastium uniflorum Clairv.
dc.subjectLoiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv.
dc.subjectJuncus trifidus L.
dc.subjectPhyteuma betonicifolium Vill. s.l.
dc.subjectGeum reptans L.
dc.subjectSempervivum montanum L. s.l.
dc.subjectLuzula alpinopilosa (Chaix) Breist.
dc.subjectSesleria caerulea (L.) Ard.
dc.subjectCarex sempervirens Vill.
dc.subjectPrimula minima L.
dc.subjectHornungia alpina (L.) Appel s.l.
dc.subjectRanunculus alpestris L. s.l.
dc.subjectCampanula barbata L.
dc.subjectPeucedanum ostruthium (L.) W.D. Koch
dc.subjectRhododendron myrthifolium Schott & Kotschy
dc.subjectQuaternary
dc.subjectalpine vascular plants
dc.subjectTrifolium alpinum L.
dc.subjectCampanula alpina Jacq.
dc.subjectPhyteuma hemisphaericum L.
dc.subjectPhyteuma confusum A. Kern.
dc.subjectVeronica baumgartenii Roem. & Schult.
dc.subjectDryas octopetala L.
dc.subjectGeum montanum L.
dc.subjectCarex firma Mygind
dc.subjectLigusticum mutellinoides (Cr.) Vill.
dc.subjectHypochaeris uniflora Vill.
dc.subjectCampanula serrata (Kit.) Hendrych
dc.subjectRhododendron ferrugineum L.
dc.subjectCirsium spinosissimum (L.) Scop.
dc.titleData from: Genetic diversity in widespread species is not congruent with species richness in alpine plant communities
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