Anthropogenic alterations of genetic diversity within tree populations: Implications for forest ecosystem resilience

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 855-862

  Schaberg, Paul G ^a   DeHayes, Donald H ^b   Hawley, Gary J ^c   Nijensohn, Samuel E ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem resilience; Genetic structure; Natural selection; Rare alleles; Silvicultural management

Indexed keywords

CANNING; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; POPULATION STATISTICS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

ANTHROPOGENIC FACTORS; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ECOSYSTEM STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES; ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS; FOREST ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST HEALTH; GENE POOLS; GENETIC DIVERSITIES; GENETIC RESOURCES; GENETIC STRUCTURE; NATURAL PROCESSES; NATURAL SELECTION; POLLUTANT EXPOSURES; RARE ALLELES; SELECTION CRITERION; SELECTIVE REMOVAL; SILVICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS; TEMPERATE FORESTS; TROPICAL FORESTS; TSUGA CANADENSIS; WHITE PINE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST HEALTH; GENETIC VARIATION; HERB; RARITY; SILVICULTURE;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HARVESTING; SILVICULTURE;

CONIUM; PINUS STROBUS; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 49049103092     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.06.038     Document Type: Review

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