Conservation status of white poplar (Populus alba L.) and black poplar (Populus nigra L.) in the territory of Great War Island

Abstract

T he paper describes t he conservation status of white poplar (Populus alba L.) and black poplar (Populus nigra L.) in the territory of Great War Island. The activities of in situ and ex situ gene pool conservation have been defined in order to preserve and expand the populations of the above species, as carriers of complex wetland forest ecosystems.

Keywords

• Great War Island
• white and black poplar
• gene pool
• conservation