Geographical variation on cone and seed production of natural Pinus halepensis Mill. forests in Tunisia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 403-410

  Ayari, A ^a   Moya, D ^b   Rejeb, M N ^a   Ben Mansoura, A ^a   Albouchi, A ^a   De Las Heras, J ^b   Fezzani, T ^a   Henchi, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Aleppo pine; Bioclimatic zones; Canopy seed bank; Cone dimensions

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST CANOPY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SEED BANK; SEED PRODUCTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TUNISIA;

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 79951770248     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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