Reproductive traits of Pinus halepensis in the light of fire - A critical review

Plant Ecology

Volumn 171, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 69-79

  Ne'eman, Gidi ^a   Goubitz, Shirrinka ^a   Nathan, Ran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aleppo pine; Cone serotiny; Flammability; Germination; Mediterranean; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FIRE; NATURAL SELECTION; REGENERATION; REPRODUCTION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

FRAXINUS; HOMINIDAE; PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 3042846930     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VEGE.0000029380.04821.99     Document Type: Conference Paper

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