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Genetic legacy in soil seedbanks after grassland conversion to plantation forests: evidence from Potentilla freyniana
Setsuko · S. · Uchiyama · K. · Koyanagi · T. · Uchida · K. · +6 more
Abstract
Semi-natural grasslands are important ecosystems supporting biodiversity in Japan, but their area has declined rapidly due to land-use change and abandonment of traditional management practices such as mowing and burning. Although the conservation of genetic diversity is essential for the long-term persistence of grassland plants, little is known about the genetic diversity retained in soil seedbanks following conversion of grasslands to plantation forests. In this study, we compared the genetic
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