Transmission of genetic variation from the adult generation to naturally established seedling cohorts in small forest stands of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.)

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 312, Issue , 2014, Pages 19-27

  Vranckx, Guy ^a   Jacquemyn, Hans ^a   Mergeay, Joachim ^b   Cox, Karen ^b   Kint, Vincent ^a   Muys, Bart ^a   Honnay, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Correlated paternity; Genetic diversity; Mating and gene flow patterns; Naturally established seedlings; Quercus robur L.; Small scale forestry

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; GENES; POPULATION STATISTICS; TIMBER;

CORRELATED PATERNITY; GENE FLOWS; GENETIC DIVERSITY; NATURALLY ESTABLISHED SEEDLINGS; QUERCUS ROBUR; SMALL-SCALE FORESTRY;

REFORESTATION;

ADULT; FORESTRY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; PATERNITY; POPULATION GENETICS; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; STAND STRUCTURE; TREE;

QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 84888127395     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.10.027     Document Type: Article

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