Identification of Amazonian trees with DNA barcodes.

BACKGROUND:Large-scale plant diversity inventories are critical to develop informed conservation strategies. However, the workload required for classic taxonomic surveys remains high and is particularly problematic for megadiverse tropical forests. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Based on a comprehen...

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Main Authors: Mailyn Adriana Gonzalez, Christopher Baraloto, Julien Engel, Scott A Mori, Pascal Pétronelli, Bernard Riéra, Aurélien Roger, Christophe Thébaud, Jérôme Chave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2759516?pdf=render