FEATURE ARTICLE
Preserving Salmon Biodiversity
The number of Pacific salmon has declined dramatically. But the loss of genetic diversity may be a bigger problem
Phillip Levin, Michael Schiewe
Acknowledgments
The authors thank Michael Ford, Robin Waples, John Williams and Peter Kareiva for their aid with this article.
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