The challenge of locating seed sources for restoration in the san joaquin valley, California

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 190-199

  Borders, Brianna D ^a   Cypher, Brian L ^a   Ritter, Nur P ^a,b   Kelly, Patrick A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

habitat remnant; native seed; restoration; retired farmland; San Joaquin Valley

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BIODIVERSITY; GENOTYPE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LAND USE CHANGE; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED COLLECTION; SEED PRODUCTION;

CALIFORNIA; SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958736745     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/043.031.0213     Document Type: Article

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