Genetic diversity in restoration materials and the impacts of seed collection in Colorado's restoration plant production industry

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 369-374

  Smith, Sierra L ^a   Sher, Anna A ^b   Grant III, Thomas A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Denver Botanic Gardens   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotype; Genetic diversity; Native plant production; Seed collection

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOTYPE; GENETIC RESOURCE; PROVENANCE TRIAL; SEED COLLECTION; SEED PRODUCTION;

EID: 34547488322     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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