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RESEARCH LITERATURE

The Research Literature database was created and funded by the Florida Wildflower Foundation. Use the search features below to find scientific articles on native wildflowers that are commercially available or used in restoration projects.

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Capturing genetic variation during ecological restorations: An example from Kankakee Sands in Indiana

Author(s): R. W. Dolan, D. L. Marr and A. Schnabel

Month: Sep
Year: 2008

Journal: Restoration Ecology
Volume: 16
Issue: 3
Pages: 386-396

Article Topic(s): Genetics,Restoration
Research Setting(s): Forest

Species Referenced: Asclepias incarnata (Swamp milkweed),

Abstract

Allozymes wer used to compare the genetic diversity of plants at a restoration site in Indiana with the diversity of nursery seed sources. Baptisia leucantha, Asclepias incarnata, Coreopsis tripteris, and Zizia aurea in restored sites all had lower allozyme diversity and lost polymorphisms. However the majority of diversity was represented at the restoration site.

Suggested Citation

R. W. Dolan, D. L. Marr and A. Schnabel. "Capturing genetic variation during ecological restorations: An example from Kankakee Sands in Indiana." Restoration Ecology 16.3 (2008): 386-396.

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