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FS INFO In depth catalog of natural resources publications, including index to Forest Service literature, late 1800's to date. |
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Publication InformationTitle: Conservation strategies for forest gene resources Author: Ledig, F. Thomas Date: 1986 Source: Forest Ecology and Management 14:77-90 Description: Gene conservation has three facets: (1) the maintenance of diversity in production plantations to buffer against vulnerability to pests and climatic extremes; (2) the preservation of genes for their future value in breeding; (3) the protection of species to promote ecosystem stability. Maintaining diversity as a hedge against damaging agents is a simple strategy in theory. In practice, economic forces tend to favor genetic monocultures to maximize short-term gain. View and Print this Publication (873 KB) Publication Notes: Citation Ledig, F. Thomas 1986. Conservation strategies for forest gene resources Forest Ecology and Management 14:77-90. |
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May 13, 2008