Genetic diversity enhances restoration success by augmenting ecosystem services

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Reynolds, Laura K ^a   McGlathery, Karen J ^a   Waycott, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BAY; CLONE; COASTAL WATERS; ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HABITAT; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INVERTEBRATE; LIGHT STRESS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT RETENTION; PLANT; PLANT DENSITY; PRODUCTIVITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEAGRASS; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE STRESS;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; SEEDS; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 84862657195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038397     Document Type: Article

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