Long-distance pine pollen still germinates after meso-scale dispersal

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 846-855

  Williams, Claire G ^a  

^a Forest History Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Climate change; Conifer reproductive biology; Genetically modified (GM) forest trees; Heterospory; Long distance dispersal; Male gametophyte; North Carolina; Pinaceae; Pinus taeda; U.S. Forest Health Initiative

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BARRIER ISLAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISPERSAL; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GERMINATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; POLLEN; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINACEAE; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 77952359314     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900255     Document Type: Article

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