Validation of DNA barcoding as an efficient tool for taxon identification and detection of species diversity in Italian conifers

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1337-1353

  Armenise, Laura ^a   Simeone, Marco C ^a   Piredda, Roberta ^a,b   Schirone, Bartolomeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conifers; DNA barcoding; Italy; Regional sampling

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DNA; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY;

ITALY;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84865817543     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-012-0602-0     Document Type: Article

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