Impacts of forest fragmentation on the mating system and genetic diversity of white spruce (Picea glauca) at the landscape level

Heredity

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 418-426

  O'Connell, L M ^a   Mosseler, A ^b   Rajora, O P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conifer; Forest fragmentation; Genetic diversity; Mating system; Pollen pool; White spruce

Indexed keywords

EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS BREEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; POLLEN; POPULATION GENETICS; SPRUCE;

CANADA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROSSES, GENETIC; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; PICEA; POLLEN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 33845209130     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800886     Document Type: Article

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