Conservation archaeogenomics: Ancient DNA and biodiversity in the Anthropocene

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 540-549

  Hofman, Courtney A ^a,b,c   Rick, Torben C ^b   Fleischer, Robert C ^c   Maldonado, Jesús E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Archaeology; Conservation genetics; Historical ecology

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOCENE; ARCHAEOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION STATUS; DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GENOMICS; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARCHEOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; PLANT;

ANIMALS; ARCHAEOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; GENOMICS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; PLANTS;

EID: 84952639427     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.06.008     Document Type: Review

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