Population differentiation and climatic adaptation for growth potential of white spruce {picea glauca) in Alberta, Canada

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 158-169

  Rweyongeza, Deogratias M ^a   Barnhardt, L K ^a   Dhir, N K ^a   Hansen, C ^a  

^a Alberta Sustainable Resource Development   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cluster Analysis; Genetic Variation; Multivariate Climatic Index; Optimum Climate; Principal Component; Response Functions

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC INDEX; GENETIC VARIATION; OPTIMUM CLIMATE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; GENES; POPULATION STATISTICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CANADA; CLIMATES; FORESTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PICEA ENGELMANNII; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 77958001002     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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