Genetic Differentiation of the Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Populations along the Altitudinal Gradient in the Central Caucasus (within Kabardino-Balkaria).

The results of molecular-genetic studies on the Scots pine cenopopulations from the isolated gorges of the Central Caucasus are given. The quantitative assessment of genetic differentiation degree for the Scots pine cenopopulations from different altitudes in the area under survey has shown reliable differences between the studied samples of subpopulations and local populations by means of Nei distances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]