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Title
Outbreeding, seedling establishment, and maladaptation in natural and reintroduc
Author
Susan R. Kephart Willamette University Department of Biology 900 State Street Salem Oregon 97301 USA
Keywords
Caryophyllaceae, inbreeding, maladaptation, Oregon, rarity, reintroduction, seedling survival, Silene
Description
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A coastal prairie and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve north of Lincoln City, Oregon, USA on the Pacific Ocean. The ungrazed promontory of the preserve supports a diverse flora and fauna, including rare and endemic species. Color-coded organza bags were used to retrieve inbred and outbred progeny from hand pollinations of the rare Silene douglasii var. oraria (inset) for reintroduction. Transplants of outbred progeny had higher survival over 5 years than the inbred progeny in this headland (foreground), and seedling establishment was lowest for the rare variety in natural and experimental plots. This case study will facilitate the design of larger scale attempts at successful reintroductions.
Publisher
Botanical Society of America
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copyright: Susan R. Kephart, BSA
license: http://images.botany.org/index.html#license
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Botanical Name
Silene douglasii
Location State
Oregon
Location Country
USA
Link URL
http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/abstract/92/10/1691
Link Title
Outbreeding, seedling establishment, and maladaptation in natural and reintroduced populations of ra
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