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Population Genetics of Forest Trees

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Population Genetics of Forest Trees Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A., July 31-August 2,1990

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. W. T. Adams

    1. Oregon State University, USA

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  2. Steven H. Strauss

    1. Oregon State University, USA

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  3. Donald L. Copes

    1. Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, USA

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  4. A. R. Griffin

    1. Shell International Petroleum Co., London, UK

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Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences (FOSC, volume 42)

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Table of contents (21 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • W. T. Adams, S. H. Strauss, D. L. Copes, A. R. Griffin
      Pages 1-1

  3. Dedication

    1. Dedication

      • W. T. Adams, Steven H. Strauss, Donald L. Copes, A. R. Griffin
      Pages 3-3

  4. Keynote paper

    1. Genetic diversity—seeing the forest through the trees

      • M. Thompson Conkle
      Pages 5-22

  5. Assessment of genetic diversity within and among species

    1. Genetic variation within European tree species

      • G. Müller-Starck, Ph. Baradat, F. Bergmann
      Pages 23-47

    2. Patterns of genetic diversity in Australian tree species

      • G. F. Moran
      Pages 49-66

    3. Isozyme variation in tropical trees: patterns of genetic organization

      • M. D. Loveless
      Pages 67-94

    4. Factors influencing levels of genetic diversity in woody plant species

      • J. L. Hamrick, Mary Jo W. Godt, Susan L. Sherman-Broyles
      Pages 95-124

  6. Biosystematics and adaptive significance of biochemical markers

    1. Biochemical and molecular genetic markers in biosystematic studies of forest trees

      • S. H. Strauss, J. Bousquet, V. D. Hipkins, Y.-P. Hong
      Pages 125-158

    2. Applications of terpene analysis in forest genetics

      • James W. Hanover
      Pages 159-178

    3. Evidence for the adaptive significance of allozymes in forest trees

      • Robin M. Bush, Peter E. Smouse
      Pages 179-196

  7. Mating systems, gene dispersal, and genetic structure within populations

    1. The dynamic mating systems of conifers

      • J. B. Mitton
      Pages 197-216

    2. Gene dispersal within forest tree populations

      • W. T. Adams
      Pages 217-240

    3. Gene flow among seed plant populations

      • Norman C. Ellstrand
      Pages 241-256

    4. Spatial structure of genetic variation within populations of forest trees

      • B. K. Epperson
      Pages 257-278

  8. Application of biochemical markers in forest management

    1. Allozyme markers in breeding zone designation

      • R. D. Westfall, M. T. Conkle
      Pages 279-309

    2. The use of electrophoretic markers in seed orchard research

      • N. C. Wheeler, K. S. Jech
      Pages 311-328

    3. Effect of forest management on gene pools

      • Outi Savolainen, Katri Kärkkäinen
      Pages 329-345

    4. Allozyme markers in forest genetic conservation

      • C. I. Millar, R. D. Westfall
      Pages 347-371
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Tropical climates, which occur between 23°30'N and S latitude (Jacob 1988), encompass a wide variety of plant communities (Hartshorn 1983, 1988), many of which are diverse in their woody floras. Within this geographic region, temperature and the amount and seasonality of rainfall define habitat types (UNESCO 1978). The F AO has estimated that there 1 are about 19 million km of potentially forested area in the global tropics, of which 58% were estimated to still be in closed forest in the mid-1970s (Sommers 1976; UNESCO 1978). Of this potentially forested region, 42% is categorized as dry forest lifezone, 33% is tropical moist forest, and 25% is wet or rain forest (Lugo 1988). The species diversity of these tropical habitats is very high. Raven (1976, in Mooney 1988) estimated that 65% of the 250,000 or more plant species of the earth are found in tropical regions. Of this floristic assemblage, a large fraction are woody species. In the well-collected tropical moist forest of Barro Colorado Island, Panama, 39. 7% (481 of 1212 species) of the native phanerogams are woody, arborescent species (Croat 1978). Another 21. 9% are woody vines and lianas. Southeast Asian Dipterocarp forests may contain 120-200 species of trees per hectare (Whitmore 1984), and recent surveys in upper Amazonia re­ corded from 89 to 283 woody species ~ 10 cm dbh per hectare (Gentry 1988). Tropical communities thus represent a global woody flora of significant scope.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Oregon State University, USA

    W. T. Adams, Steven H. Strauss

  • Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, USA

    Donald L. Copes

  • Shell International Petroleum Co., London, UK

    A. R. Griffin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Population Genetics of Forest Trees

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Population Genetics of Forest Trees Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A., July 31-August 2,1990

  • Editors: W. T. Adams, Steven H. Strauss, Donald L. Copes, A. R. Griffin

  • Series Title: Forestry Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2815-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1857-6Published: 30 November 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5251-1Published: 23 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-2815-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5480

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-1334

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 423

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Plant Physiology, Tree Biology, Human Genetics

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