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Old-growth red spruce forests as reservoirs of genetic diversity and reproductive fitness.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Mar 2003
Mosseler A, Major J E, Rajora O P
Abstract excerpt
Old-growth forests are assumed to be potential reservoirs of genetic diversity for the dominant tree species, yet there is little empirical evidence for this assumption. Our aim was to characterize the relationship of stand traits, such as age, height and stem diameter, with the genetic and reproductive status of old-growth and older second-growth stands of red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) in eastern Canada. We...
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