The conservation of forest genetic resources: case histories from Canada, Mexico, and the United States

Tom Ledig; J. Jesús Vargas-Hernández; Kurt Johnsen

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The conservation of forest genetic resources: case histories from Canada, Mexico, and the United States

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Authors:

Tom Ledig, J. Jesús Vargas-Hernández, Kurt Johnsen

Year:

1998

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Journal of Forestry 96(1):31-41

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Abstract

The genetic codes of living organisms are natural resources no less than soil, air, and water. Genetic resources-from nucleotide sequences in DNA to selected genotypes, populations, and species-are the raw material in forestry: for breeders, for the forest manager who produces an economic crop, for society that reaps the environmental benefits provided by forests, and the continued evolution of the species itself.

Citation

Ledig, F. Thomas; Vargas-Hernández, J. Jesús; Johnsen, Kurt H. 1998. The conservation of forest genetic resources: case histories from Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Journal of Forestry 96(1):31-41