Spartina species of the mid-low intertidal areas are powerful ecological engineers that are
highly valued where they are native. Elsewhere, they overgrow native salt marsh and open …

Hybridization and polyploidy are well illustrated in the genus Spartina. This paper examines
how recent molecular approaches have helped our understanding of the past and recent …

To study the consequences of hybridization and genome duplication on polyploid genome
evolution and adaptation, we used independently formed hybrids (Spartina× townsendii and …

Transposable elements (TE) induce structural and epigenetic alterations in their host
genome, with major evolutionary implications. These alterations are examined here in the …

In this paper, we examine how the Spartina system has helped our understanding of the
genomic aspects of allopolyploid speciation in the context of biological invasion. More …

Spartina anglica arose during the end of the 19th century in England by hybridization
between the indigenous Spartina maritima and the introduced East American Spartina …

Allopolyploidy results from two events: the merger of divergent genomes and genome
duplication. Both events have important functional consequences for the evolution and …

The introduction history, systematics, transport vectors and distribution patterns of 85
introduced and 39 cryptogenic marine or estuarine animals and plants of South Africa are …

The history of many plant lineages is complicated by reticulate evolution with cases of
hybridization often followed by genome duplication (allopolyploidy). In such a context, the …

Coastal ecosystems are highly vulnerable to human-mediated drivers of global change
because they are located at the land–ocean interface and often host centres of urbanisation …