Capturing genetic variation during ecological restorations: An example from Kankakee sands in Indiana

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 386-396

  Dolan, Rebecca W ^a   Marr, Deborah L ^b   Schnabel, Andrew ^b  

^a BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Ecological restoration; Genetic variation; Prairie

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ALLOZYME; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

INDIANA; KANKAKEE SANDS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ASCLEPIAS; ASCLEPIAS INCARNATA; BAPTISIA ALBA MACROPHYLLA; COREOPSIS; COREOPSIS TRIPTERIS; ZIZIA AUREA;

EID: 51349132525     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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