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

F. Thomas Ledig; J. Jesús Vargas-Hernández; Kurt H. Johnsen

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

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Authors:	F. Thomas Ledig, J. Jesús Vargas-Hernández, Kurt H. 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-Hern ndez, J. Jes s; 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