Genetic diversity of Castanopsis acuminatissima (Bl.) A. DC. in northern Thailand and the selection of seed trees for forest restoration

New Forests

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-100

  Blakesley, David ^a   Pakkad, Greuk ^b   James, Celia ^a   Torre, Franck ^a   Elliott, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Castanopsis acuminatissima; Forest restoration; Genetic diversity; Microsatellites; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; RESTORATION; SEED;

ALLELES; MICROSATELLITE VARIATIONS;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; GENETICS; SEED; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; DOI INTHANON NATIONAL PARK; DOI SUTHEP-PUI NATIONAL PARK; EURASIA; JAE SAWN NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN REGION [THAILAND]; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

CASTANOPSIS; CASTANOPSIS ACUMINATISSIMA; CASTANOPSIS CUSPIDATA; CASTANOPSIS CUSPIDATA VAR. SIEBOLDII; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0346463176     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1025016331835     Document Type: Article

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