Growth, resource storage, and adaptation to drought in California and eastern Mediterranean oak seedlings

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 331-342

  Grünzweig, José M ^a   Carmel, Yohay ^b   Riov, Joseph ^a   Sever, Nava ^b   McCreary, Douglas D ^c   Flather, Curtis H ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; DROUGHT; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MEDITERRANEAN SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

ADAPTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHYTOMASS; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEEDLING; SURVIVAL;

BIOMASS; DROUGHT; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; PLANTS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA; QUERCUS CALLIPRINOS; QUERCUS DOUGLASII; QUERCUS ITHABURENSIS;

EID: 40749148153     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-152     Document Type: Article

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