Conserving plant genetic diversity in protected areas :

Conserving plant genetic diversity in protected areas : population management of crop wild relatives / edited by José María Iriondo, Area de Biodiversidad y Conservación, ESCET, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain, Nigel Maxted, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK and Mohammad Ehsan Dulloo, Bioversity International, Rome, Italy. - 1 online resource (xiii, 212 pages ; 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, charts

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the integration of PGR conservation with protected area management / N. Maxted, J.M. Iriondo, M.E. Dulloo and A. Lane -- Genetic reserve location and design / M.E. Dulloo, J. Labokas, J.M. Iriondo, N. Maxted, A. Lane, E. Laguna, A. Jarvis and S.P. Kell -- Genetic reserve management / N. Maxted, J.M. Iriondo, L. De Hond, E. Dulloo, F. Lefèvre, A. Asdal, S.P. Kell and L. Guarino -- Plant population monitoring methodologies for the in situ genetic conservation of CWR / J.M. Iriondo, B. Ford-Lloyd, L. De Hond, S.P. Kell, F. Lefèvre, H. Korpelainen and A. Lane -- Population and habitat recovery techniques for the in situ conservation of plant genetic diversity / S.P. Kell, E. Laguna, J.M. Iriondo and M.E. Dulloo -- Complementing in situ conservation with ex situ measures / J.M.M. Engels, L. Maggioni, N. Maxted and M.E. Dulloo -- Final considerations for the in situ conservation of plant genetic diversity / J.M. Iriondo, M.E. Dulloo, N. Maxted, E. Laguna, J.M.M. Engels and L. Maggioni.

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This book comprises 7 chapters discussing the genetic diversity conservation in protected areas and the management of wild relatives. Some topics covered were: genetic reserve management, location and design; plant population monitoring methods for in situ conservation of wild relatives; habitat recovery; and ex situ measures.






Germplasm resources, Plant.
Crops--Germplasm resources.
Germplasm resources conservation.
Plant diversity conservation.
Plant Breeding and Genetics.
Biological Resources (Plant)
Genetic diversity.
Genetic variation.
Genotypes.
Habitats.
In situ conservation.
Plant density.
Plant genetic resources.
Species richness.
Wild relatives.


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