"How local is local?" - A review of practical and conceptual issues in the genetics of restoration

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 432-440

  McKay, John K ^a   Christian, Caroline E ^a   Harrison, Susan ^a   Rice, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotype; Local adaptation; Outbreeding depression; Restoration; Seed zones

Indexed keywords

ECOTYPE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT LOSS; LOCAL ADAPTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EID: 20444380316     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2005.00058.x     Document Type: Review

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