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size=2>There is increasing awareness of the need for use of local genotypes in
restoration ecology.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But what is
local?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This issue is further
complicated in the urban context of highly fragmented plant populations.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Are two populations that are now
fragmented and isolated still genetically one?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Should only populations from that
location be used in restoration?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Or
do we need to mix populations to insure genetic fitness? Are species that are
otherwise considered common, more similar to rare and endangered species once
they’ve been isolated by fragmentation and their population size limited and
their ability to exchange genes prevented?</FONT></P>
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size=2>If all of these questions concern you or if you’d like an introduction to
the whole subject of genetics and plant selection from experts in the field,
then reserve <B>Tuesday, May 23<SUP>rd</SUP> at the Museum of Natural History,
NYC; 9 AM to 330 PM</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sponsors
are the NYC Department of Parks, Greenbelt Native Plant Center, the American
Museum of Natural History, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Rutgers University,
Center for Urban Restoration Ecology, the Metro Forest Council, and the
Greenbelt Conservancy.</FONT></P>
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size=2>Speakers include:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dr. Gerry
Moore, Brooklyn Botanic Garden <EM>(The Changing Flora of the NY Metro
Region</EM>)<EM>;</EM> Dr. Arlee Montalvo, UC Riverside <EM>(Genetically
Appropriate Choices for Plant Materials to Maintain Biological Diversity);</EM>
Dr. Susan Mazer, UC Santa Barbara <EM>(Genetic Differentiation in the Age
of Ecological Restoration);</EM> Dr. Julie Etterson, University of Minnesota
Duluth <EM>(Climate Change and the Genetics of Plant Migration and
Adaptation</EM>); and Dr. Steven Handel, Rutgers <EM>(Applying the Lessons of
Population Genetics to Ecological Restoration in NYC and other Urban
Centers</EM>)<EM>.</EM></FONT></P>
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size=2>To receive a registration mailing please send contact info including
mailing address to Lesley Meurer at </FONT><A
href="mailto:lesley.meurer@parks.nyc.gov"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2>lesley.meurer@parks.nyc.gov</FONT></A><FONT size=2><FONT
face="Times New Roman">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Attendance
limited to 175.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
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