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Serpentine soils are extreme habitats known to be involved in processes
of local adaptation and speciation of plants. Here I use a greenhouse reciprocaltransplant
experiment to compile baseline data for describing patterns of serpentine
local adaptation in Quercus ilex subsp. ballota (Holm Oak). I also tested the role of
mycorrhizal fungi on the establishment and growth of seedlings on serpentine and
non-serpentine soil. Non-serpentine seedlings grew more than serpentine seedlings
in all treatments. Plants grew more on non-serpentine soil and mycorrhizal fungi
positively infl uenced seedling growth. I did not fi nd evidence of better seedling
performance in their home environment, suggesting the absence of local adaptation.
However, I document signifi cant growth differences between serpentine and nonserpentine
seedlings, which suggest physiological differences between seedlings
from these two soil origins.
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Oak Serpentine soil
Citation
Branco, Sara (2009). Are oaks locally adapted to serpentine soils? In 6th International Conference on Serpentine Ecology. Coll Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ou Northeastern Naturalist. ISSN 1092-6194. 16:5, p. 329-340