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The role of high-altitude habitats for speciation of central European endemics from the genus Campanula
Folbrová, Magdaléna ; Šemberová, Kristýna (advisor) ; Reif, Jiří (referee)
Mountain environment plays an important role in plant's life. Extreme conditions lead to continuous speciation accompanied by a complex processes e.g. geographical isolation (variation) or polyploidization. These processes can be studied by using a suitable model plant, represented in this thesis by selected mountain endemic bellflowers species belonging to Campanula rotundifolia agg. These species appear to be morphologically very similar but they are supposed to be of different origin. Mountain ecosystem is considered to be one of the most diverse and the most valuable environment for nature conservation. It hosts many endangered plants as well as plants protected by law. From the model group, these plants are represented by Campanula bohemica Hruby, Campanula gelida Kovanda and Campanula rotundifolia subsp. sudetica (Hruby) Soó. This thesis aims to sum up the up the current knowledge about a high altitude environment and endemism and to give a description of speciation mechanisms leading to the variability of mountain Campanula species. Further descriptions of their endangerment level, conservation and origin are also given. The subsequent MSc Thesis, introduced in the last part of this thesis, aims to reveal the origin of Czech and Slovakian mountain Campanula endemics. It is mainly focused on...

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