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Genetic consequences of tropical second-growth forest regeneration.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 11 Feb 2005
Sezen Uzay U, Chazdon Robin L, Holsinger Kent E
Abstract excerpt
Secondary forests are more extensive than old-growth forests in many tropical regions, yet the genetic composition of colonizing populations is poorly understood. We analyzed the parentage of a founder population of 130 individuals of the canopy palm Iriartea deltoidea in a 24-year-old second-growth forest in lowland Costa Rica. Among 66 trees in adjacent old-growth forest, only two individuals contributed 56% of...
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