Phenogenetic response of silver birch populations and half-sib families to elevated ozone and ultraviolet-B radiation at juvenile age

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 152-161

  Pliura, Alfas ^a,b   Baliuckiene, Asta ^a   Baliuckas, Virgilijus ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE   (Lithuania)

^b VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Genetic variation; Half sib families; Ozone; Populations; Ultraviolet B radiation

Indexed keywords

OZONE; SILVER;

BETULA PENDULA; GENETIC VARIATION; HALF-SIB FAMILIES; POPULATIONS; SILVER BIRCH; ULTRAVIOLET-B RADIATION;

AIR POLLUTION;

OZONE;

ADAPTATION; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DAMAGE; DECIDUOUS TREE; GENETIC VARIATION; GERMINATION; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; JUVENILE; OZONE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ARTICLE; BETULA PENDULA; BIRCH; CLIMATE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HALF SIB FAMILY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; OZONE DEPLETION; OZONE LAYER; PHENOGENETICS; PLANT DAMAGE; PLANT LEAF; POLAND; POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEEDLING; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BETULA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; SEEDLING; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 50849101385     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.12.023     Document Type: Article

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