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_id: '1703'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Vegetation clearing and land-use change have depleted many natural plant communities
    to the point where restoration is required. A major impediment to the success
    of rebuilding complex vegetation communities is having regular access to sufficient
    quantities of high-quality seed. Seed-production areas (SPAs) can help generate
    this seed, but these must be underpinned by a broad genetic base to maximise the
    evolutionary potential of restored populations. However, genetic bottlenecks can
    occur at the collection, establishment and production stages in SPAs, requiring
    genetic evaluation. This is especially relevant for species that may take many
    years before a return on SPA investment is realised. Two recently established
    yellow box (Eucalyptus melliodora A.Cunn. ex Schauer, Myrtaceae) SPAs were evaluated
    to determine whether genetic bottlenecks had occurred between seed collection
    and SPA establishment. No evidence was found to suggest that a significant loss
    of genetic diversity had occurred at this stage, although there was a significant
    difference in diversity between the two SPAs. Complex population genetic structure
    was also observed in the seed used to source the SPAs, with up to eight groups
    identified. Plant survival in the SPAs was influenced by seed collection location
    but not by SPA location and was not associated with genetic diversity. There were
    also no associations between genetic diversity and plant growth. These data highlighted
    the importance of chance events when establishing SPAs and indicated that the
    two yellow box SPAs are likely to provide genetically diverse seed sources for
    future restoration projects, especially by pooling seed from both SPAs.
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author:
- first_name: Linda
  full_name: Broadhurst, Linda
  last_name: Broadhurst
- first_name: Graham
  full_name: Fifield, Graham
  last_name: Fifield
- first_name: Bindi
  full_name: Vanzella, Bindi
  last_name: Vanzella
- first_name: Melinda
  full_name: Pickup, Melinda
  id: 2C78037E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Pickup
  orcid: 0000-0001-6118-0541
citation:
  ama: Broadhurst L, Fifield G, Vanzella B, Pickup M. An evaluation of the genetic
    structure of seed sources and the maintenance of genetic diversity during establishment
    of two yellow box (Eucalyptus melliodora) seed-production areas. <i>Australian
    Journal of Botany</i>. 2015;63(5):455-466. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1071/BT15023">10.1071/BT15023</a>
  apa: Broadhurst, L., Fifield, G., Vanzella, B., &#38; Pickup, M. (2015). An evaluation
    of the genetic structure of seed sources and the maintenance of genetic diversity
    during establishment of two yellow box (Eucalyptus melliodora) seed-production
    areas. <i>Australian Journal of Botany</i>. CSIRO. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1071/BT15023">https://doi.org/10.1071/BT15023</a>
  chicago: Broadhurst, Linda, Graham Fifield, Bindi Vanzella, and Melinda Pickup.
    “An Evaluation of the Genetic Structure of Seed Sources and the Maintenance of
    Genetic Diversity during Establishment of Two Yellow Box (Eucalyptus Melliodora)
    Seed-Production Areas.” <i>Australian Journal of Botany</i>. CSIRO, 2015. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1071/BT15023">https://doi.org/10.1071/BT15023</a>.
  ieee: L. Broadhurst, G. Fifield, B. Vanzella, and M. Pickup, “An evaluation of the
    genetic structure of seed sources and the maintenance of genetic diversity during
    establishment of two yellow box (Eucalyptus melliodora) seed-production areas,”
    <i>Australian Journal of Botany</i>, vol. 63, no. 5. CSIRO, pp. 455–466, 2015.
  ista: Broadhurst L, Fifield G, Vanzella B, Pickup M. 2015. An evaluation of the
    genetic structure of seed sources and the maintenance of genetic diversity during
    establishment of two yellow box (Eucalyptus melliodora) seed-production areas.
    Australian Journal of Botany. 63(5), 455–466.
  mla: Broadhurst, Linda, et al. “An Evaluation of the Genetic Structure of Seed Sources
    and the Maintenance of Genetic Diversity during Establishment of Two Yellow Box
    (Eucalyptus Melliodora) Seed-Production Areas.” <i>Australian Journal of Botany</i>,
    vol. 63, no. 5, CSIRO, 2015, pp. 455–66, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1071/BT15023">10.1071/BT15023</a>.
  short: L. Broadhurst, G. Fifield, B. Vanzella, M. Pickup, Australian Journal of
    Botany 63 (2015) 455–466.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:53:34Z
date_published: 2015-05-26T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-23T07:51:07Z
day: '26'
department:
- _id: NiBa
doi: 10.1071/BT15023
external_id:
  isi:
  - '000363276500009'
intvolume: '        63'
isi: 1
issue: '5'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '05'
oa_version: None
page: 455 - 466
publication: Australian Journal of Botany
publication_status: published
publisher: CSIRO
publist_id: '5434'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: An evaluation of the genetic structure of seed sources and the maintenance
  of genetic diversity during establishment of two yellow box (Eucalyptus melliodora)
  seed-production areas
type: journal_article
user_id: 317138e5-6ab7-11ef-aa6d-ffef3953e345
volume: 63
year: '2015'
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