Trees and their seed networks: the social dynamics of urban fruit trees and implications for genetic diversity
A. Rimlinger, M.-L. Avana, A. Awono, A. Chakocha, A. Gakwavu, T. Lemoine, L. Marie, F. Mboujda, Y. Vigouroux, V. Johnson, B. Vinceti, S. M. Carriere, J. Duminil
This study examines seed exchange networks in urban areas and finds that urban planting of African plum trees maintains genetic diversity comparable to regional populations.
bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2020Ecology