Patch connectivity and genetic diversity conservation in the federally endangered and narrowly endemic plant species Astragalus albens (Fabaceae)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 938-955

  Neel, Maile C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Endangered Species Act; Graph theory; Landscape genetics; Recovery planning

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HERB; LOCAL ADAPTATION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION SIZE; RECOVERY PLAN; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ASTRAGALUS ALBENS; FABACEAE;

EID: 41949129287     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.12.031     Document Type: Article

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