Reproductive and genetic characteristics of rare, disjunct pitch pine populations at the northern limits of its range in Canada

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 571-583

  Mosseler, A ^a   Rajora, O P ^b   Major, J E ^a   Kim, K H ^c  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Genetic diversity; Inbreeding; Pinus rigida; Reproductive fitness

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING; RARE SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CONIFEROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; PINUS CARIBAEA; PINUS RIGIDA;

EID: 11944271234     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-004-1850-4     Document Type: Article

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