Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis) population study

DNA fingerprints for 567 Eucalyptus pilularis or E. pyrocarpa trees used in a study of population genetic diversity and structure. Foliage of E. pilularis was acquired from native forest as well as Forests NSW provenances trials. A total of 424 individuals were sampled from 48 localities including coastal and inland provenances and encompassing the latitudinal range of E. pilularis. A further 83 trees (33 E. pyrocarpa and 50 E. pilularis) were collected in a paired sampling design to test for species differentiation at four locations where they co-occur in Northern NSW. Marker genotypes were generated for 14 genetic loci, 13 microsatellites and one SNP marker.