Compromising genetic diversity in the wild: Unmonitored large-scale release of plants and animals

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 520-529

  Laikre, L ^a   Schwartz, Michael K ^b   Waples, Robin S ^c   Ryman, Nils ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; PLANT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PLANT; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GENETIC VARIATION; PLANTS;

EID: 77955651301     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2010.06.013     Document Type: Review

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