Genetic variability of Italian southern Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) populations: The rear edge of the range

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 377-386

  Scalfi, Marta ^a   Piotti, Andrea ^a   Rossi, Massimo ^b   Piovani, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Gene flow; Genetic differentiation; Microsatellite markers; Postglacial recolonization; Range limits; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; CONIFEROUS TREE; CONSERVATION STATUS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; RECOLONIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 67650273113     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-009-0273-7     Document Type: Article

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