Ecogeographic survey of the genus Coffea in the Mascarene Islands |
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| Authors: | M E DULLOO N MAXTED L GUARINO D FLORENS H J NEWBURY B V FORD LLOYD |
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| Institution: | Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, 4th Floor Ken Lee Building Edith Cavell Street, Port-Louis, Mauritius;School of Biological Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birimingham B15 2TT;International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Regional Office for the Americas, c/o CIAT AA 6713, Cali, Colombia;Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute, Réduit, Mauritius |
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| Abstract: | An ecogeographic survey is required for the development of a strategy for the conservation and use of plant genetic resources. An herbarium-based ecogeographic survey is presented, supplemented by detailed field surveys of wild Coffea species in the Mascarene Islands. The geographical and ecological distribution of the different Coffea species in the Mascarene Islands, principally in Mauritius, is determined, and an assessment is made of the IUCN conservation status of native Coffea species. Ecogeographic data were collated from herbarium specimens from four major herbaria holding collections of Mascarene Coffea . The geography, ecology, phenology and conservation status of the Coffea species from Mauritius are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | conservation ecology Mauritius phenology |
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