Influence of inbreeding depression on a lake population of Nymphoides peltata after restoration from the soil seed bank
Influence of inbreeding depression on a lake population of Nymphoides peltata after restoration from the soil seed bank
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DOI:
10.1007/s10592-005-9107-4
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发表时间:
2006-02
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
S. Takagawa;I. Washitani;R. Uesugi;Y. Tsumura
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S. Takagawa;I. Washitani;R. Uesugi;Y. Tsumura
The negative effects of inbreeding depression on fragmented small populations are likely to be expressed more strongly after restoration efforts if regeneration processes have been highly restricted in degraded habitats. We examined the potential influences of inbreeding depression on a population ofNymphoides peltata(Menyanthaceae) restored from the remnant soil seed bank. A hand-pollination experiment demonstrated self-compatibility of a single remaining homostyle genet and significant inbreeding depression in selfed progeny, especially in parameters related to seedling growth ($$\updelta=0.5$$–0.6 for biomass, and $$\updelta=0.3$$–0.4 for relative growth rate). Our genetic analysis indicated that the presumed number of parents contributing to the current soil seed bank was only 2–8 genets and that a single sib-family dominated at each of three sampling sites. The results also showed that the selfed progeny of the homostyle genet were overwhelmingly dominant at two sites (86.8 and 94.7%). As a result, the growth performance of the seed bank seedlings was significantly reduced, to a level as low as that of the selfed progeny. Active restoration efforts to minimize the negative effects of the genetic bottleneck and continuous monitoring based on genetic and demographic study are recommended.