Provenance-specific growth responses to drought and air warming in three European oak species (Quercus robur, Q. petraea and Q. pubescens)

Tree Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-297

  Arend, Matthias ^a   Kuster, Thomas ^a   Günthardt Goerg, Madeleine S ^a   Dobbertin, Matthias ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

dryness; provenances; temperature

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ALLOMETRY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIAMETER; DROUGHT STRESS; GLOBAL WARMING; GROWTH RESPONSE; LATITUDE; LOCAL ADAPTATION; OPEN-TOP CHAMBER; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POSTGLACIAL; PROVENANCE; SAPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROUGHT; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ITALY; METABOLISM; OAK; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SOIL; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE;

ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DROUGHTS; GEOGRAPHY; ITALY; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT STEMS; QUERCUS; SOIL; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EUROPE;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS PETRAEA; QUERCUS PUBESCENS; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 79955453439     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpr004     Document Type: Article

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