Performance of seedlings of Mediterranean woody species under experimental gradients of irradiance and water availability: Trade-offs and evidence for niche differentiation

New Phytologist

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 795-806

  Sánchez Gómez, David ^a   Valladares, Fernando ^a   Zavala, Miguel A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought; Plant strategies; Plastic responses; Regeneration niche; Shade tolerance

Indexed keywords

WATER;

GROWTH RATE; IRRADIANCE; SHADING; WATER AVAILABILITY; WOODY PLANT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEEDLING; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; LIGHT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SEEDLING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33646696155     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01711.x     Document Type: Article

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