Genetic and demographic responses of fragmented Acacia dealbata (Mimosaceae) populations in southeastern Australia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2843-2856

  Broadhurst, Linda M ^a   Young, Andrew G ^a   Forrester, Robert ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia; Fitness; Fragmentation; Mating system; Persistence; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FITNESS; FRAGMENTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GERMPLASM; LEGUME; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ACACIA; ACACIA DEALBATA; FABACEAE;

EID: 53649092474     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.08.021     Document Type: Article

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