Gap analysis: A tool for complementary genetic conservation assessment

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1018-1030

  Maxted, Nigel ^a   Dulloo, Ehsan ^b   Ford Lloyd, Brian V ^a   Iriondo, Jose M ^c   Jarvis, Andy ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE CIAT   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Agrobiodiversity; Crop wild relative; Ex situ conservation; Gap analysis; Genetic conservation; In situ conservation; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC VARIATION; HERB; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILD POPULATION;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

VIGNA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 54049153606     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2008.00512.x     Document Type: Article

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