Assessing genetic risk in revegetation

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1365-1373

  Byrne, Margaret ^a,b   Stone, Lynley ^a,b   Millar, Melissa A ^a,b  

^a Crop Variety Testing Group   (Australia)

^b Future Farm Industries Co operative Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene flow; Genetic change; Hybridisation; Outbreeding depression; Pollen dispersal; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXTINCTION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYBRIDIZATION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LAND DEGRADATION; NATIVE SPECIES; POLLEN; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 80055093121     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02045.x     Document Type: Review

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