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Genetic variation in Fitzroya cupressoides (alerce), a threatened South American conifer.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 1999
Allnutt T R, Newton A C, Lara A, Premoli A, Armesto J J, Vergara R, Gardner M
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Fitzroya cupressoides (alerce, Cupressaceae) is a large and exceptionally long-lived conifer, endemic to a restricted area of southern Chile and neighbouring areas of Argentina. As a result of its high economic value, the species has been severely exploited for timber, and remnant populations are fragmented and often highly disturbed. The species is thought to have undergone a major range contraction during the...
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