Combining the use of molecular techniques and archival documentary evidence to trace the origin of Populus alba in a Central Mediterranean archipelago

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 347-354

  Fussi, Barbara ^a   Bonello, Joseph ^b   Calleja, Eman ^c   Heinze, Berthold ^d  

^a Bavarian Office for Forest Seeding and Planting (ASP)   (Germany)

^b Ministry for Gozo Afforestation Parks and Public Gardens Section   (Malta)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d FEDERAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR FORESTS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Malta; Mediterranean basin; Nuclear microsatellites; PCR RFLPs; White poplar

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ARCHIPELAGO; CHLOROPLAST; CLONAL GROWTH; FLORA; PALEONTOLOGY;

FRANCE; MALTA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

POPULUS ALBA;

EID: 84856540702     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-011-0506-4     Document Type: Article

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