Local-scale synchrony and variability in mast seed production patterns of Picea glauca

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 991-1000

  Lamontagne, Jalene M ^a,b   Boutin, Stan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation; Boreal forest; Cone production; Individual variability; Mast seeding; Picea glauca; Synchrony; White spruce

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; BASAL AREA; BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; EVERGREEN TREE; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; MASTING; RODENT; SYNCHRONY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

PICEA GLAUCA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 34547964094     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01266.x     Document Type: Article

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