Evolution of plant materials for ecological restoration: insights from the applied and basic literature

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 102-115

  Espeland, Erin K ^a   Emery, Nancy C ^b   Mercer, Kristin L ^c   Woolbright, Scott A ^d   Kettenring, Karin M ^e   Gepts, Paul ^f   Etterson, Julie R ^g  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^e UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

ecological restoration; ecosystem function; ecosystem services; genetic drift; local adaptation; plant materials; plant propagation; revegetation; seed provenance; selection

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; REVEGETATION;

EID: 84979780485     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12739     Document Type: Review

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