Genetic adaptation of aspen (populus tremuloides) populations to spring risk environments: A novel remote sensing approach

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2082-2090

  Li, Haitao ^a   Wang, Xianli ^a   Hamann, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; BOREAL PLAIN; BUDBREAK; CLIMATIC RISKS; GENETIC DIFFERENCES; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHIC PATTERN; GREEN-UP; GROWING SEASON; MINNESOTA; NOVEL METHODS; PLANTING MATERIALS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; RISK ENVIRONMENT; SASKATCHEWAN; SEED TRANSFER; SELECTION PRESSURES; TERM FIELD; TREE GROWTH;

DROUGHT; GENES; REMOTE SENSING;

FORESTRY;

ADAPTATION; BUD; CLIMATE EFFECT; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DROUGHT; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CANADA; FORESTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MAPPING; MINNESOTA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; REMOTE SENSING; SEEDS;

CANADA; MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 78449263933     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-153     Document Type: Article

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