Contrasting phenology and female cone characteristics of the two Macaronesian island endemic cedars (Juniperus cedrus and J. brevifolia)

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 567-574

  Rumeu, Beatriz ^a   Nogales, Manuel ^a   Elias, Rui B ^b   Padilla, David P ^a   Resendes, Tiago ^b   Rodríguez, Airam ^d   Valdés, Francisco ^c   Dias, Eduardo ^b  

^a Island Ecology   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Female cones; Island plants; Juniperus brevifolia; Juniperus cedrus; Plant conservation; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; PHENOLOGY; POLLINATION; SEASONALITY; SEED; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY; WATER CONTENT;

CANARY ISLANDS; SPAIN;

AVES; CEDRUS; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS BREVIFOLIA; JUNIPERUS CEDRUS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 76749134241     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-009-0304-4     Document Type: Article

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