Genetic structure and diversity of Polylepis australis (Rosaceae) tree populations from central Argentina: Implications for forest conservation

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 55-61

  Julio, N B ^a   Rondan Duenas, J C ^a   Renison, D ^b   Hensen, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b Centro de Investigaciones En Quimica Biologica de Cordoba   (Argentina)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Argentina; Conservation; Fragmentation; Genetic diversity; ISSR; Polylepis australis

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; FRAGMENTATION; GENETIC DIVERSITY; ISSR; POLYLEPIS AUSTRALIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS DIVERSITIES; RIVER BASINS; ROSACEA; TREE POPULATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; DEGRADATION; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATERSHEDS; FORESTRY; RIVERS;

FORESTRY; CONSERVATION;

ARGENTINA; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; DEGRADATION; FORESTRY; FRAGMENTATION; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; WATER SHEDS;

POLYLEPIS AUSTRALIS; ROSACEAE;

EID: 84858422076     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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