Genetic consequences of low local tree densities - Implications for the management of naturally rare, insect pollinated species in temperate forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 262, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1047-1053

  Kamm, Urs ^a,b   Gugerli, Felix ^a   Rotach, Peter ^b   Edwards, Peter ^b   Holderegger, Rolf ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Conspecific density; Individual inbreeding coefficient; Mating environment; Outcrossing; Rare tree species; Selfing

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC DENSITY; INDIVIDUAL INBREEDING COEFFICIENT; MATING ENVIRONMENT; OUTCROSSING; RARE TREE SPECIES; SELFING;

BIOLOGY; FORESTRY;

PLANT EXTRACTS;

ADULT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; AUTOGAMY; CONSPECIFIC; FITNESS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HETEROGENEITY; INBREEDING; INSECT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; OUTCROSSING; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; RARE SPECIES; SELECTION; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY; SHRUB; TEMPERATE FOREST; THRESHOLD;

BIOLOGY; EXTRACTIVES; FORESTRY; PLANTS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TREES;

HEXAPODA; ROSACEAE; SORBUS; SORBUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 79960072317     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.05.040     Document Type: Article

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