Seedling survival responses to irradiance are differentially influenced by low-water availability in four tree species of the Iberian cool temperate-Mediterranean ecotone

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 322-332

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

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought tolerance; Irradiance gradient; Regeneration niche; Resource partitioning; Shade tolerance; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECOTONE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRRADIANCE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NICHE PARTITIONING; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PINUS PINASTER; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS PYRENAICA; QUERCUS ROBUR; TIPULA IRIDESCENT VIRUS;

EID: 33845298575     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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