Nuclear and chloroplast microsatellite and GPS data for the European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Great Britain, Italy, France, and Germany

Abstract

This dataset contains fragment lengths for 13 nuclear microsatellites and three chloroplast microsatellites for European beech (Fagus sylvatica) collected in Great Britain, Italy, France, and Germany. The data is separated into three sheets on the excel file: 1. GB_NUCLEAR_SSR_GPS_DATA - nuclear microsatellite and GPS data from Great Britain 2. GB_CHLOROPLAST_SSR_GPS_DATA - chloroplast microsatellite and GPS data from Great Britain 3. EUROPE_NUCLEAR_SSR_GPS_DATA - nuclear microsatellite and GPS data from Italy, France, and Germany. DNA was obtained from dried leaf or cambium samples. Column headings include sample name, site number, name and code, stand history (potential site origins as deduced from historical and palynological evidence); short (1) and long (2) fragment lengths for nuclear primers (fs1-03, fs1-15, fs3-04, fs4-46, fcm5 (Pastorelli et al. 2003, Molecular Ecology Notes, 96: 76–78), mfc7 (Tanaka et al. 1999, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 99:11–15), mfs11 (Vornam et al. 2004, Conservation Genetics, 5: 561–570), sfc0007-2, sfc0018, sfc0036, sfc1143, sfc1061, and sfc1063 (Asuka et al. 2004, Molecular Ecology Notes, 4: 101–103); and, fragment lengths for chloroplast primers ccmp4, ccmp7 (Weising & Gardner 1999, Genome, 42: 9-19.), and cmcs3 (Sebastiani et al. 2004, Molecular Ecology Notes, 4: 259–261.). Samples with no peak observed for primer are marked as "NA". GPS data is given as latitude and longitude (decimal degrees), Ordnance Survey National Grid points for Great Britain, and elevation (metres) for sites in Britain and UTM Easting and Northing for sites in continental Europe.