Leaf morphology, leaf chemical composition and stem xylem characteristics in two Pistacia (Anacardiaceae) species along a climatic gradient

Flora

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-202

  Castro Diez P ^a   Villar Salvador, P ^b   Perez Rontome C ^a   Maestro Martinez M ^a   Montserrat Marti G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b Ctro Nac Mejora Forestal El S   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deciduous; Evergreen; Mediterranean; Pistacia; Summer drought; Winter temperature; Wood

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIACEAE; PISTACIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PISTACIA TEREBINTHUS; PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 0031953043     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-2530(17)30840-X     Document Type: Article

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