Identifying areas for field conservation of forages in Latin American disturbed environments
This paper uses the spatial analysis tools DIVA and FloraMap to identify potential areas for the in situ conservation of a set of 10 forage species. We introduce the idea of roadside verges as conservation areas and discuss the risks and opportunities of two potential scenarios for conservation. The...
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| author | Peters, Michael Hyman, Glenn G. Jones, Peter G. |
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| description | This paper uses the spatial analysis tools DIVA and FloraMap to identify potential areas for the in situ conservation of a set of 10 forage species. We introduce the idea of roadside verges as conservation areas and discuss the risks and opportunities of two potential scenarios for conservation. These are the introduction of mass reservoirs outside of the original areas of collection and conservation inside the area of origin. Four potential areas for in situ conservation in Latin America are identified. Although more detailed studies using remote sensing, soil information, and field reconnaissance will be necessary for a final assessment of the suggested areas as field conservation sites, we discuss the possibilities of establishing low-maintenance communities and the potential dangers of introducing harmful weed species. We do not have final answers with regard to the permanent maintenance of genetic diversity in these areas but suggest that further studies of genetic drift in the populations would not only be scientifically useful but might also lead to identifying useful genotypes for local use. |
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| spelling | CGSpace424992023-06-12T09:11:50Z Identifying areas for field conservation of forages in Latin American disturbed environments Peters, Michael Hyman, Glenn G. Jones, Peter G. feed crops feed plants biodiversity geographical distribution germplasm geographical information systems remote sensing plantas forrajeras biodiversidad distribución geográfica germoplasma sistemas de información geográfica teledetección This paper uses the spatial analysis tools DIVA and FloraMap to identify potential areas for the in situ conservation of a set of 10 forage species. We introduce the idea of roadside verges as conservation areas and discuss the risks and opportunities of two potential scenarios for conservation. These are the introduction of mass reservoirs outside of the original areas of collection and conservation inside the area of origin. Four potential areas for in situ conservation in Latin America are identified. Although more detailed studies using remote sensing, soil information, and field reconnaissance will be necessary for a final assessment of the suggested areas as field conservation sites, we discuss the possibilities of establishing low-maintenance communities and the potential dangers of introducing harmful weed species. We do not have final answers with regard to the permanent maintenance of genetic diversity in these areas but suggest that further studies of genetic drift in the populations would not only be scientifically useful but might also lead to identifying useful genotypes for local use. 2005 2014-09-24T07:58:04Z 2014-09-24T07:58:04Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42499 en Open Access Peters, M., G. Hyman, and P. Jones. 2005. Identifying areas for field conservation of forages in Latin American disturbed environments. Ecology and Society 10(1): 1. [online] URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol10/iss1/art1/ |
| spellingShingle | feed crops feed plants biodiversity geographical distribution germplasm geographical information systems remote sensing plantas forrajeras biodiversidad distribución geográfica germoplasma sistemas de información geográfica teledetección Peters, Michael Hyman, Glenn G. Jones, Peter G. Identifying areas for field conservation of forages in Latin American disturbed environments |
| title | Identifying areas for field conservation of forages in Latin American disturbed environments |
| title_full | Identifying areas for field conservation of forages in Latin American disturbed environments |
| title_fullStr | Identifying areas for field conservation of forages in Latin American disturbed environments |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identifying areas for field conservation of forages in Latin American disturbed environments |
| title_short | Identifying areas for field conservation of forages in Latin American disturbed environments |
| title_sort | identifying areas for field conservation of forages in latin american disturbed environments |
| topic | feed crops feed plants biodiversity geographical distribution germplasm geographical information systems remote sensing plantas forrajeras biodiversidad distribución geográfica germoplasma sistemas de información geográfica teledetección |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42499 |
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