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Environmental change and the option value of genetic diversity.
Trends in plant science - 1 Jan 2009
Jump Alistair S, Marchant Rob, Peñuelas Josep
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Rapid anthropogenic environmental change is altering selection pressures on natural plant populations. However, it is difficult to predict easily the novel selection pressures to which populations will be exposed. There is heavy reliance on plant genetic diversity for future crop security in agriculture and industry, but the implications of genetic diversity for natural populations receives less attention. Here,...
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