Age structure and genetic diversity of four Quercus macrocarpa (michx.) populations in fragmented oak savanna along the central Minnesota River Valley

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 301-312

  Kittelson, Pamela M ^a   Pinahs, Christopher ^a   Dwyer, Joshua ^a   Ingersoll, Angela ^a   Mans, Elaine ^a   Rieke, Jennifer ^a   Rutman, Brady ^a   Volenec, Matthew ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; AGE STRUCTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; REINTRODUCTION; SAVANNA;

MINNESOTA; MINNESOTA VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS MACROCARPA;

EID: 65349194939     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-161.2.301     Document Type: Article

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