Role of Hippophae rhamnoides L. as Research Material in Landscape Genetics

• 1、MOE Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Ecological Engneering, Beijing Normal Unversity, Beijing 100875
• 2、MOE Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000

Abstract：Landscape genetics is receiving more attention as a hot interdisciplinary field which is involved with ecology, genetics, environmentalism and evolutionism. Due to its involvement on multiple level integrated investigations from landscape ecology and population ecology with large scale to molecular genetics with micro scale, the choice of experimental material in relating work has a great influence on research progress. Experimental material is in general endowed with a few attributions such as largely geographic distribution, high diversity of population, advantageous adaptations to diverse environment and sampling convenience. On reviewing previous studies, it can be argued that Hippophae rhamnoides L. species can be used as representative material in landscape genetics research owing to its possessing all the attributes mentioned above. In this study, we conclude Hippophae rhamnoides L. species’ characteristics in morphology, ecology, genetics and molecular biology. In terms of current progress of landscape genetics, scientific significance and applicable perspective of Hippophae rhamnoides L. species for landscape genetics are also reviewed so as to illuminate its potential as fundamental experimental material for future landscape genetics innovation.

Keywords： Hippophae rhamnoides L. landscape genetics ecology population