Genetic structure of threatened native populations and propagules used for restoration in a clonal species, American beachgrass (Ammophila breviligulata Fern.)

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 594-603

  Fant, Jeremie B ^a   Holmstrom, Rebecca M ^b   Sirkin, Eileen ^a   Etterson, Julie R ^b   Masi, Susanne ^a  

^a Institute for Plant Conservation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

American beachgrass (Ammophila breviligulata Fern.); Clonal plants; ISSR; Molecular diversity; Population genetic structure; Restoration genetics

Indexed keywords

CLONAL ORGANISM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GRASS; HABITAT RESTORATION; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; NATIVE SPECIES; POLYMORPHISM; PROPAGULE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE MICHIGAN; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA;

AMMOPHILA (GRASS); AMMOPHILA BREVILIGULATA; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 57049157176     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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