Climate cues and resources interact to determine seed production by a masting species

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 870-877

  Smaill, Simeon J ^a   Clinton, Peter W ^a   Allen, Robert B ^b   Davis, Murray R ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Climatic cues; Fertilization; Mast seeding; Nothofagus solandri; Reproductive ecology; Resource availability; Seed production; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEED PRODUCTION; SYNCHRONY;

NOTHOFAGUS SOLANDRI;

EID: 79954487431     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01803.x     Document Type: Article

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