Post-logging loss of genetic diversity in a mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King, Meliaceae) population in Brazilian Amazonia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 340-345

  André, Thiago ^a   Lemes, Maristerra R ^a   Grogan, James ^b,c   Gribel, Rogério ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^c Inst do Homem Meio Ambiente Amazona   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Genetic variation; Microsatellites; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROSATELLITES; TROPICAL TREES;

FORESTRY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVERGREEN TREE; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; SELECTIVE LOGGING;

FORESTS; KHAYA;

AMAZONIA; BOLIVIA; BRAZIL; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

MELIACEAE; SWIETENIA; SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 38949111726     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.09.055     Document Type: Article

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