Genetic variation in northern marginal Taxus baccata L. populations. Implications for conservation

Forestry

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 529-539

  Myking, Tor ^a   Vakkari, Pekka ^b   Skrøppa, Tore ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GYMNOSPERM; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOME RANGE; INBREEDING; LONGEVITY; REGENERATION;

EUROPE;

GYMNOSPERMAE; TAXUS BACCATA;

EID: 73249133711     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpp022     Document Type: Article

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