Genetic variation and climatic impacts on survival and growth of white spruce in Alberta, Canada

Silvae Genetica

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 117-127

  Rweyongeza, D M ^a   Yang, R C ^a   Dhir, N K ^b   Barnhardt, L K ^b   Hansen, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Sustainable Resource Development   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Moisture index; Picea glauca; Provenance trial; Response function

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GROWTH RATE; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); FORESTRY; GENES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

MOISTURE INDEX; PROVENANCE TRIAL; RESPONSE FUNCTION;

FORESTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATES; FORESTRY; GROWTH RATE; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION;

PICEA GLAUCA;

ALBERTA; CLIMATIC IMPACT; GENETIC VARIATION; MOISTURE INDEX; PICEA GLAUCA; PROVENANCE TRIAL; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SURVIVAL AND GROWTH; TEST SITE; WHITE SPRUCE;

EID: 34548687263     PISSN: 00375349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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