Conservation genetics and ecology of Angiopteris chauliodonta Copel. (Marattiaceae), a critically endangered fern from Pitcairn Island, South Central Pacific Ocean

Biological Conservation

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 309-319

  Kingston, Naomi ^a,b   Waldren, Steve ^a   Smyth, Noeleen ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b National Parks and Wildlife Service Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ecology; Population genetics; Pteridophytes; RAPD analysis; South eastern Polynesia

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; ECOLOGY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FERN;

PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PITCAIRN; POLYNESIA;

ANGIOPTERIS; FILICOPHYTA; HOMALIUM; LANTANA; LANTANA CAMARA; MARATTIACEAE; METROSIDEROS; METROSIDEROS COLLINA; PTERIDOPHYTA; SYZYGIUM; SYZYGIUM JAMBOS;

EID: 1642323736     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.11.019     Document Type: Article

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