Phenology of temperate trees in tropical climates

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-65

  Borchert, Rolf ^a   Robertson, Kevin ^b   Schwartz, Mark D ^c   Williams Linera, Guadalupe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Growing season; Latitudinal gradient; Minimum temperature; Tropical tree phenology; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NORTH AMERICA; PLANT LEAF; SEASON; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NORTH AMERICA; PLANT LEAVES; SEASONS; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

CELTIS; CITRUS; FAGUS; QUERCUS;

EID: 24744452850     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-005-0261-7     Document Type: Article

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