Table 1 Location of the studied populations of J. thurifera, summary statistic of genetic variability and AMOVA-based k-means clustering for the optimal number of clusters (k = 4 and k = 9).

From: Patterns of genetic diversity in North Africa: Moroccan-Algerian genetic split in Juniperus thurifera subsp. africana

Population ID

Population names

Location

N

Na

Ne

Pa

Hs

AMOVA-based k-means

k = 4

k = 9

SP_1

Spain, Leon, Montes de la Luna

42.783 N 05.75 5W

25

12.33

5.48

2

0.79

1

1

SP_2

Spain, Soria, Sierra de Cabreja, slopes above Ucero

41.716 N 03.050 W

25

14.67

6.06

2

0.75

1

2

SP_3

Spain, Cuenca, Serranía de Cuenca, between La Toba and Buenache de la Sierra

40.166 N 01.699 W

25

12.83

5.54

2

0.76

1

6

FR_1

France, Corse, Niolo, Monte Cinto

42.368 N 08.963 E

21

14.17

5.91

2

0.78

1

6

FR_2

France, Corse, Calacuccia, Golo Valley

42.341N 09.003 E

25

11.83

4.89

2

0.69

2

5

 

Average

 

13.166

5.576

 

0.754

  

MO_1

Morocco, Middle Atlas, Jbel Bou Iblane, E of Talzemt

33.600N 04.166 W

25

13.67

5.49

0

0.76

4

8

MO_2

Morocco, Middle Atlas, Aguelmame Sidi-Ali

33.078 N 05.0250 W

25

12.50

4.90

1

0.76

4

9

MO_3

Morocco, High Atlas, Jbel Azourki, below Tizi-n-Ilissi, SE slopes above Iglaouane

31.700 N 06.349 W

25

14.83

5.64

1

0.79

4

8

MO_4

Morocco, High Atlas, slopes above Tessaout (Toufrine)

31.450 N 06.466 W

25

13.00

5.81

0

0.78

4

3

 

Average

 

13.500

5.460

 

0.773

  

AL_1

Algeria, Aurès Mts., Chelia

35.310 N 06.626 E

10

10.17

5.79

1

0.81

3

4

AL_2

Algeria, Aurès Mts., Tafrent

35.216N 06.622 E

24

14.83

6.18

1

0.81

3

7

 

Average

 

12.500

5.985

 

0.810

  
  1. N - number of individuals; Na - average number of alleles; Ne - effective number of alleles; Pa - number of private alleles; Hs - heterozygosity within populations.