{"id":1001,"date":"2019-04-07T09:03:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T13:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2020-07-16T10:53:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T14:53:11","slug":"dna-barcoding-wild-flora-in-pakistans-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/research\/dna-barcoding-wild-flora-in-pakistans-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"DNA Barcoding Wild Flora in Pakistan&#8217;s Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.3&#8243; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@&#8221; subhead=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9leGNlcnB0Iiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJ3b3JkcyI6IiIsInJlYWRfbW9yZV9sYWJlbCI6IiJ9fQ==@&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;title,subhead&#8221; content_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; content_text_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.8)&#8221; subhead_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; subhead_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(168,211,103,0)&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,50,84,0.93)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position=&#8221;70%&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/v4.boldsystems.org_7125_animalia.png&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Pakistan-Nazeer-2.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; max_width=&#8221;95%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-20px||20px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; width=&#8221;89%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|27px|0px|false|false&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#646564&#8243;]Juniper Forest of Ziarat, Balochistan, Pakistan.\n<span style=\"font-size: 90%;\">PHOTO CREDIT: Nazeer Ahmed<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<span class='et-dropcap'>B<\/span>alochistan, the largest province of Pakistan, is endowed with a variety of natural forests. Juniper (<em>Juniperus excelsa<\/em>), Pinus (<em>Pinus gerardiana<\/em>), wild Olive (<em>Olea<\/em> sp.) and mangroves are the predominant forest ecosystems of the province. The versatility of life forms in these forests support dynamic ecosystems and provide several important \u2018ecosystem services\u2019 like food, medicines, climate regulation, genetic resources, recreation facilities, etc. Biodiversity conservation, in the face of such benefits, becomes imperative. Comprehensive cataloguing of flora and fauna is, by all means, at the heart of such conservation endeavours.<\/p>\n<p>The Juniper forest of Ziarat, Balochistan, declared a UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve, is considered one of the world\u2019s largest compact forests of its kind spreading over an area of 100,000 ha. Being some of the oldest living trees on earth, they are termed \u201cLiving Fossils\u201d. The Chilgoza (<em>Pinus gerardiana<\/em>), also known as the Chilgoza Pine, on the other hand, are listed as lower risk, near threatened forest. Anthropogenic interferences have further aggravated the situation in this ecosystem and a more focused study about their current status is needed.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Pakistan-Nazeer-1.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23.3&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#646564&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221;]Juniper Forest of Ziarat, Balochistan, Pakistan.\n<span style=\"font-size: 90%;\">PHOTO CREDIT: Nazeer Ahmed<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221;]<p>Fragmented studies exist attempting to document the associated flora of these forests; however, a more comprehensive approach is needed. The use of DNA barcoding techniques, duly augmented by classical taxonomy, is necessary for the creation of a reference library to inventory, assess, and describe the biodiversity of these forests. To fill this gap, a study was designed to provide a foundation for future biodiversity assessment and conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||64px|||&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243;]<p>Funded by Pakistan Agricultural Research Council and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, our research group at the Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering &amp; Management Sciences, Quetta is expecting to barcode and acquire samples of approximately 1,000 wild plant species.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To date, 730 samples of 525 different species have been collected and 29% (150 of 525) have been barcoded. Besides maintaining voucher specimens, a virtual herbarium will be made available to the global scientific community interested in the flora of these forest ecosystems.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|20px||20px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#f9c352&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||on||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#646564&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#003254&#8243; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#ff9200&#8243;]<h4>Read more about Pakistan:<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_subhead\"><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; 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Matthews<\/em><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup><em>, J. Dorey<\/em><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup><em>, S. Groom<\/em><sup><em>2<\/em><\/sup><em>, O. Davies<\/em><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup><em>, E. Freedman<\/em><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup><em>, J. Holder<\/em><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup><em>, B. Parslow<\/em><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup><em>, M. Schwarz<\/em><sup><em>1<\/em><\/sup><em>, M. Stevens<\/em><sup><em>3,4<\/em><\/sup><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"fontSize\":\"small\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><sup>1 <\/sup>School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia <br><sup>2 <\/sup>School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia <br><sup>3 <\/sup>South Australian Museum, GPO Box 234, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia <br><sup>4 <\/sup>School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fiji\u2019s entomological diversity has historically\nbeen considered depauperate. Recent widespread DNA barcoding efforts, however,\nfrom the South Australian Museum, Flinders University and University of South\nAustralia, along with a flurry of undergraduate, honours and PhD students, have\nhelped to uncover some of the hidden secrets of biodiversity within this\ntopographically complex archipelago.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Since 2010, funding from the Australian\n&amp; Pacific Science Foundation and Australian Commonwealth New Colombo Plan, along\nwith support from students, has enabled fieldwork focused on collecting bees,\nwasps, and butterflies across all the major Fijian islands. Trekking up the\ntallest mountains, four wheel driving across challenging terrain, and following\nthe meandering rivers of inland Fiji has revealed that initial estimations of\nFiji\u2019s entomological fauna have been severely underestimated. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>DNA barcoding over 1,000 bee specimens has increased species richness estimates from 4 species (known since 1979) up to 26 endemic species in the genus <em>Homalictus. <\/em>Interestingly, 60% of these new species are only found above 800 m elevation which comprise a mere 2% of land area of Fiji, and often restricted to single mountain tops. From extensive barcoding, mitochondrial haplotype diversity was used to explore the level of intraspecific gene flow in the widespread species of the genus. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":69,\"align\":\"right\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Fijiensis-Haplotype-FINISHED.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ibol.org\/barcodebulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Fijiensis-Haplotype-FINISHED-300x295.jpg\" alt=\"Haplotype network of all sequenced HOMALICTUS fijiensis (N=358) coloured by sampling locality. Hash marks represent nucleotide changes between each haplotype. Shared haplotypes represented by circles with multiple colours. Circle outline representing highland or lowland sampling. (b) Sampling map of H. fijiensis coloured by geographic sampling locality.\" class=\"wp-image-69\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Haplotype network of all sequenced HOMALICTUS fijiensis (N=358) coloured by sampling locality. Hash marks represent nucleotide changes between each haplotype. Shared haplotypes represented by circles with multiple colours. Circle outline representing highland or lowland sampling. (b) Sampling map of H. fijiensis coloured by geographic sampling locality.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These results also indicate that gene flow is being restricted within highland localities of the most widespread <em>Homalictus <\/em>species. Dispersal from a species home range does not appear to be occurring in Fiji, which may be presenting a contemporary model of speciation that is predominantly influenced by past climatic fluctuations. There is an estimated crown age of 400 ka for the initial Fijian <em>Homalictus <\/em>colonisation, which would result in the genus being present for several glacial cycles. During glacial maxima, cooler climate would be ubiquitous throughout Fiji, however during glacial minima and interglacial periods there is a distinction between cool highland and warm lowland climate. DNA barcoding results indicate that the largest diversification of this genus is concordant with the most recent glacial minima, as species that were freely dispersing during glacial maxima are forced to retreat into highland refugia. Combined with the inferred haplotype networks, these results indicate that restriction due to low thermal tolerance of lowland climate is driving the extraordinary highland species richness in Fiji. Further to the work on bees, we have also started barcoding Fiji\u2019s butterfly fauna, along with the first ever species of <em>Gasteruption<\/em>, a parasitoid wasp genus, found in Fiji. The species, <em>Gasteruption tomanivi<\/em> (Published in Zootaxa by PhD student Ben Parslow), was found at the peak of Fiji\u2019s highest mountain. 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