评论"北斯堪的纳维亚北部北方树木的冰川生存"
Hilary H Birks1, Thomas Giesecke, Godfrey M Hewitt
1Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. hilary.birks@bio.uib.no
概括
这项研究质疑了Pinus和Picea在斯堪的纳维亚地区在最后一个冰川时期生存的证据. 方法上的局限性和替代性解释表明,这些树可能在冰川变暖后灭绝.
科学领域:
- 古植物学是古植物学.
- 四分学科学 四分学科学
- 遗传学 是一个遗传学.
背景情况:
- 在最后一个冰川时期,斯堪的纳维亚北部的Pinus和Picea的生存受到争议.
- 之前的研究表明,这些种类的冰川避难所.
研究的目的:
- 批判性地评估在斯堪的纳维亚北部的Pinus和Picea冰川生存的证据.
- 为观察到的遗传数据提出替代解释.
主要方法:
- 审查以前研究中使用的方法.
- 对遗传数据中潜在污染的分析.
- 考虑古生态学和古气候学数据.
主要成果:
- 帕杜奇等人使用的方法. 不排除样品的污染.
- 在拟议的避难所中缺乏适合Pinus和Picea的冰川息地.
- 有证据表明,这些种类在脱冰后灭绝.
结论:
- 关于北斯堪的纳维亚地区Pinus和Picea在冰川时期生存的证据是不令人信服的.
- 其他假设,包括脱冰后的殖民和灭绝,更好地解释了像Picea A.A.哈普洛型这样的遗传标记的分布.
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