Cambial phenology, wood formation and temperature thresholds in two contrasting years at high altitude in southern Italy

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 863-871

  Deslauriers, Annie ^a   Rossi, Sergio ^a,b   Anfodillo, Tommaso ^a   Saracino, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b LERFoB   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cambial activity; Cell differentiation; Cell production; Pinus leucodermis; Temperature; Tree ring width

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HISTOLOGY; PHENOLOGY; TREE RING; TREELINE; WOOD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

PINUS HELDREICHII;

EID: 47049122252     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.6.863     Document Type: Article

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