A preliminary study of regeneration in wild populations of threatened endemic Hawaiian palms (Pritchardia; Arecaceae)

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-28

  Chapin, Melany H ^a   Maunder, Mike ^b   Horak, Katherine E ^c  

^a BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

^b FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation management; Extinction; Invasive species; Islands; Pritchardia

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MONOCOTYLEDON; REGENERATION; WILD POPULATION;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ARECACEAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; PRITCHARDIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 34247862092     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc070020     Document Type: Article

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