Abstract
Human impacts on tropical forests are manifold. The consequences are often directly visible and obvious, such as loss of forest cover and forest fragmentation due to alterations of land use. Other consequences are more subtle and difficult to monitor, but pose severe threats to the maintenance of biodiversity. Intraspecific diversity in tropical forests constitutes a fundamental component of global biodiversity. Thus, sustainable management of tropical forests needs to consider the conservation and wise use of genetic diversity.
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Finkeldey, R. (2011). Management of Forest Genetic Resources. In: Günter, S., Weber, M., Stimm, B., Mosandl, R. (eds) Silviculture in the Tropics. Tropical Forestry, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19986-8_8
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