Cryptic genetic bottlenecks during restoration of an endangered tropical conifer

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1953-1961

  Kettle, Chris J ^a,b   Ennos, Richard A ^b   Jaffré, Tanguy ^c   Gardner, Martin ^a   Hollingsworth, Peter M ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Immunology and Infection Research   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Araucaria; Conservation; Fragmentation; Inbreeding; Microsatellites; Restoration

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CRYPSIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INBREEDING; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ARAUCARIA FOREST; BRAZIL; PARANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIA NEMOROSA; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 49149124586     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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