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Glacial refugia: Hotspots but not melting pots of genetic diversity

Publicated to:Science. 300 (5625): 1563-1565 - 2003-06-06 300(5625), DOI: 10.1126/science.1083264

Authors: Petit, RJ; Aguinagalde, I; de Beaulieu, JL; Bittkau, C; Brewer, S; Cheddadi, R; Ennos, R; Fineschi, S; Grivet, D; Lascoux, M; Mohanty, A; Muller-Starck, GM; Demesure-Musch, B; Palme, A; Martin, JP; Rendell, S; Vendramin, GG;

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CNR, Ist Biol Agroambientale & Forestale, I-05010 Porano, TR, Italy - Author
CNR, Ist Genet Vegetale, Sez Firenze, I-50134 Florence, Italy - Author
Fac Sci & Tech St Jerome, Inst Mediterraneen Ecol & Paleoecol, F-13397 Marseille, France - Author
INRA, UMR Biodivers Genes & Ecosyst, F-33612 Cestas, France - Author
Off Natl Forets, Dept Rech Tech Conservatoire Genet Arbres Foresti, F-45160 Ardon, France - Author
Tech Univ Munich, Fachgebiet Forstgenet, D-85354 Freising Weihenstephan, Germany - Author
Univ Edinburgh, Inst Ecol & Resource Management, Edinburgh EH9 3JU, Midlothian, Scotland - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Escuela Tecn Super Ingn Agron, E-28040 Madrid, Spain - Author
Uppsala Univ, Dept Conservat Biol & Genet, Evolutionary Biol Ctr, S-75236 Uppsala, Sweden - Author
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Abstract

Glacial refuge areas are expected to harbor a large fraction of the intraspecific biodiversity of the temperate biota. To test this hypothesis, we studied chloroplast DNA variation in 22 widespread European trees and shrubs sampled in the same forests. Most species had genetically divergent populations in Mediterranean regions, especially those with low seed dispersal abilities. However, the genetically most diverse populations were not located in the south but at intermediate latitudes, a likely consequence of the admixture of divergent lineages colonizing the continent from separate refugia.

Keywords

Chloroplast dnaConsequencesDifferentiationForestsIce agesPhylogeographyPlantsPopulationsPostglacial colonization routesSoutheastern europe

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Science due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2003, it was in position 2/46, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Multidisciplinary Sciences.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 98.31, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-26, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 1312
  • Scopus: 1516
  • Europe PMC: 641

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-26:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 1143.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 1172 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 17.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on Wikipedia: 7 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: France; Germany; India; Italy; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States of America.