Effects of harvesting on genetic diversity in old-growth eastern white pine in Ontario, Canada

Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 747-758

  Buchert, George P ^a,c   Rajora, O M P ^a,b   Hood Bruce P Dancik, James V ^a  

^a ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Algoma Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EASTERN WHITE PINE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; HARVESTING; OLD-GROWTH FOREST;

CANADA, ONTARIO, GALLOWAY LAKE OLD PINE AREA;

EMBRYOPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; PINACEAE; PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 0031457201     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.96074.x     Document Type: Article

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