Molecular characterisation of Pinus sylvestris (L.) in Ireland at the western limit of the species distribution
Abstract Background Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) underwent significant population declines across much of northwest Europe during the mid-to-late Holocene and was thought to have become extirpated in Ireland from about 400 AD. However, most extant populations are plantations reintroduced from Sc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-01-01
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Series: | BMC Ecology and Evolution |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02181-3 |