Reintroduction of Castilleja levisecta: Effects of Ecological Similarity, Source Population Genetics, and Habitat Quality

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-176

  Lawrence, Beth A ^a   Kaye, Thomas N ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institute for Applied Ecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Common garden; Ecological distance; Endangered plant; Geographic distance; Habitat similarity; Pacific Northwest prairies; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANGIOSPERM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HABITAT QUALITY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; PRAIRIE; REINTRODUCTION;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

CASTILLEJA LEVISECTA;

EID: 79952208469     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2009.00549.x     Document Type: Article

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