Assessing threats and mapping sandal resources to identify genetic 'hot-spot' for in-situ conservation in peninsular India

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 925-935

  Nageswara Rao, M ^a,b   Ganeshaiah, K N ^b   Uma Shaanker, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Genetic diversity; Hot spot; Population genetics; Santalum album L.; Threats

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DICOTYLEDON; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; LAND USE; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA;

SANTALACEAE; SANTALUM ALBUM;

EID: 34547094806     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9247-1     Document Type: Article

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