Mahogany as a genetic resource

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-73

  Newton, A C ^a,f   Cornelius, J P ^b,c   Baker, P ^d   Gillies, A C M ^a   Hernandez M ^b,c   Ramnarine, S ^e   Mesen J F ^b   Watt, A D ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^c Overseas Development Administration   (United Kingdom)

^d Intl Inst of Biological Control   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^e Trinidadian Forestry Division   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conservation; genetic variation; sustainable management; Swietenia

Indexed keywords

MELIACEAE; SWIETENIA; SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 0030456715     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bojl.1996.0049     Document Type: Conference Paper

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