The following documents give more background to the issues raised in this module and can be used by the teacher to strengthen their knowledge and help give ideas about the topics.
FAO, DFSC, IPGRI. 2001. Forest genetic resources conservation and management. Vol. 2: In managed natural forests and protected areas (in situ). International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Italy.
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FAO, FLD, IPGRI. 2004a. Forest genetic resources conservation and management. Vol. 1: Overview, concepts and some systematic approaches. International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Italy.
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FAO, FLD, IPGRI. 2004b. Forest genetic resources conservation and management. Vol. 3: In plantations and genebanks (ex situ). International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Italy.
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Finkeldey R. 2005. An Introduction to Tropical Forest Genetics. Institute of Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany.
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Geburek T, Turok J. eds. 2005. Conservation and management of forest genetic resources in Europe. Arbora Publishers, Zvolen Slovakia.
Local CD-ROM copy: Rotach 535-565 (5.1 MB), Skroppa 567-583 (3.5 MB), Geburek-Schadauer 499-512 (4.9 MB), Koch 513-533 (5.0 MB)
IUCN/Species Survival Commission. 2008. Strategic planning for species conservation: an overview. Version 1.0. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
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Revised Recovery Plan Guidelines for Nationally Listed Threatened Species and Ecological Communities under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Environment Australia, June 2002.
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Eriksson G., Ekberg I. and Clapha D., 2006 An introduction to Forest Genetics
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