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The clonal structure of Quercus geminata revealed by conserved microsatellite loci.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2003
Ainsworth E A, Tranel P J, Drake B G, Long S P
Abstract excerpt
The scrub oak communities of the southeastern USA may have existed at their present locations for thousands of years. These oaks form suckers, and excavations of root systems suggest that clones may occupy very large areas. Resolution of the clonal nature of scrub oaks is important both to manage the tracts of this ecosystem that remain, and in conducting long-term ecological studies, where the study area must...
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