Table 4. Genetic diversity in studied populations of Sphagnum balticum. S. tenellum and S. troendelagicum as revealed by the number of polymorphic loci.
| Populations | No. of individuals | No. of loci <50% missing data | No. of polym. loci | PPL (%) | HE | s.d. (s.e.*) | Mean pairwise diff. | s.d. (s.e.*) | Pd (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. balticum Fosnes | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| S. balticum Grong | 12 | 6 | 5 | 83 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.59 | 0.49 | 5 |
| S. balticum Høylandet | 8 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 0.34 | 0.22 | 2.03 | 1.20 | 15 |
| S. balticum Klæbu 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.57 | 0.49 | 0 |
| S. balticum Klæbu 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 71 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 2.67 | 1.65 | 0 |
| S. balticum Melhus | 10 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 1.13 | 0.77 | 0 |
| S. balticum Midtre Gauldal | 1 | 11 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| S. balticum North America | 4 | 12 | 6 | 50 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 3.00 | 1.75 | NA |
| S. balticum Overhalla | 12 | 10 | 9 | 90 | 0.35 | 0.21 | 3.53 | 1.86 | 10 |
| S. balticum Selbu | 15 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.86 | 0.62 | 17 |
| S. balticum Trondheim | 10 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.27 | NA |
| S. balticum Verdal | 1 | 12 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Mean S. balticum | 86 (total) | 8.3 | 3.9 | 51 | 0.18 | 0.04* | 1.46 | 0.38* | 7 |
| S. tenellum Finland | 1 | 10 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| S. tenellum Fosnes | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| S. tenellum Grong | 18 | 8 | 7 | 88 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 1.71 | 1.02 | 1 |
| S. tenellum Høylandet | 13 | 7 | 5 | 71 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 1.32 | 0.85 | 2 |
| S. tenellum Japan | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.67 | 0.63 | NA |
| S. tenellum Klæbu 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.20 | NA |
| S. tenellum Klæbu 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| S. tenellum Melhus | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| S. tenellum Midtre Gauldal | 2 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 2.00 | 1.41 | NA |
| S. tenellum North America | 19 | 11 | 6 | 55 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 1.81 | 1.07 | NA |
| S. tenellum Overhalla | 22 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 1.78 | 1.05 | 11 |
| S. tenellum Selbu | 14 | 6 | 5 | 83 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.94 | 0.67 | 17 |
| S. tenellum Trondheim | 9 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0 |
| S. tenellum Verdal | 2 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.67 | 0.63 | NA |
| Mean S. tenellum | 126 (total) | 7.5 | 3.1 | 41 | 0.11 | 0.02* | 0.88 | 0.21* | 6 |
| S. troendelagicum Fosnes | 4 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 3.68 | 2.08 | NA |
| S. troendelagicum Grong | 32 | 11 | 10 | 91 | 0.32 | 0.19 | 3.56 | 1.84 | 47 |
| S. troendelagicum Høylandet | 32 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 0.38 | 0.21 | 4.51 | 2.25 | 100 |
| S. troendelagicum Overhalla | 46 | 12 | 11 | 92 | 0.35 | 0.20 | 4.22 | 2.11 | 50 |
| Mean S. troendelagicum | 114 (total) | 11.8 | 10.8 | 69 | 0.34 | 0.20* | 3.99 | 0.22* | 66 |
Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; PPL, proportion of polymorphic loci. HE, expected heterozygosity (±s.d. for individual populations and ±s.e. (*) for species averages taken over all studied populations); Pd, proportion of loci in significant linkage disequilibrium compared to maximum number of polymorphic locus pairs.