Seed production of a masting dwarf shrub, Vaccinium myrtillus, in relation to previous reproduction and weather

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 423-429

  Selås, Vidar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bilberry; Climate; Mast; Reproduction; Synchrony; Weather

Indexed keywords

NORWAY; SEASONALITY; SEED PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

CLIMATE EFFECT; SEED PRODUCTION; SHRUB; WEATHER;

(SOUTH); NORWAY;

VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0033936675     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjb-78-4-423     Document Type: Article

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