Genetic diversity in populations of Sphagnum capillifolium from the mountains of Bulgaria, and their possible refugial role

Journal of Bryology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-99

  Natcheva, Rayna ^a,c   Cronberg, Nils ^b  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Ancient hybridization; Balkan refugia; Bulgarian mountains; Genetic diversity; Isozymes; Sphagnum capillifolium

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PTERIDOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM CAPILLIFOLIUM; SPHAGNUM RUBELLUM;

EID: 0038759961     PISSN: 03736687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/037366803235001742     Document Type: Article

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