Seasonal and intraspecific variation of frost tolerance in leaves of three Canarian laurel forest tree species

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 423-428

  González Rodríguez, Águeda Ma ^a   Jiménez, Ma Soledad ^a   Morales, Domingo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Laurus azorica; Myrica faya; Persea indica; Visual damage

Indexed keywords

FROST HARDINESS; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LEAF; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

LAURUS; LAURUS AZORICA; MORELLA FAYA; MYRICACEAE; PERSEA AMERICANA; PERSEA INDICA;

EID: 24944591963     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2005038     Document Type: Article

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