Conservation of diversity in forest trees

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · BioScience; (United States)

OSTI ID:6741274

Ledig, F T

This article discusses the threat to forest from population growth and concomitant poverty. Deforestation, pollution, and climatic change threaten forest diversity; and because forests are the habitats for diverse organisms, the threat extends to all flora and fauna associated with forests. Three different objectives included under the rubric of gene conservation are discussed: protection, particularly of domesticated plants, from genetic vulnerability; protection of endangered species; and preservation of genes for future use.

• Research Organization: Institute of Forest Genetics, Berkeley, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6741274
• Journal Information: BioScience; (United States), Vol. 38:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
FORESTS
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
GENES
AIR POLLUTION
BIOLOGICAL EXTINCTION
BIOTECHNOLOGY
CLIMATES
DEFORESTATION
ECOLOGY
GENETIC VARIABILITY
HABITAT
LAND POLLUTION
PLANTS
SPECIES DIVERSITY
WATER POLLUTION
BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY
POLLUTION
510101* - Environment
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550400 - Genetics