Université de Fribourg

Parallel declines in species and genetic diversity driven by anthropogenic disturbance: a multispecies approach in a French Atlantic dune system

Frey, David ; Arrigo, Nils ; Granereau, Gilles ; Sarr, Anouk ; Felber, François ; Kozlowski, Gregor

In: Evolutionary Applications, 2016, p. -

Numerous studies assess the correlation between genetic and species diversities, but the processes underlying the observed patterns have only received limited attention. For instance, varying levels of habitat disturbance across a region may locally reduce both diversities due to extinctions, and increased genetic drift during population bottlenecks and founder events. We investigated the...