Plant genetic diversity in the Canary Islands: A conservation perspective

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 909-919

  Francisco Ortega, Javier ^a,b   Santos Guerra, Arnoldo ^c   Kim, Seung Chul ^d   Crawford, Daniel J ^e  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

^c Jardin de Aclimatacion de La Orotava   (Spain)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Conservation; Endangered species; Macaronesia; Oceanic islands

Indexed keywords

ALLOENZYME; CANARY ISLANDS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC VARIANCE; GRAZING; INBREEDING; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDIZATION; OUTCROSSING; PLANT COMPETITION; PLANT CONSERVATION; POPULATION DECLINE;

CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CANARY ISLANDS;

EID: 0033927817     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656988     Document Type: Article

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