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Abstract: a1_In the last decade, phylogeographical investigations have significantly contributed to our knowledge of the Quaternary history of several European species of trees in building forest ecosystems. In contrast, the phylogeography of mid- or low-altitude woodland understorey species that grow in moist and shaded forest habitats is still poorly understood. Here we focus on Hacquetia epipactis, a rare forest component of various types of deciduous forest communities, associated with Fagus sylvatica. We studied the genetic structure of populations of H. epipactis employing two molecular marker systems (AFLP fingerprinting and sequencing of several non-coding chloroplast DNA regions) to investigate the relationships among disjunctive groups of populations spanning its entire distribution in Europe (Dinaric Alps, Alps, Carpathians and adjacent Polish lowlands). |
