Relationships between tree size, crown shape, gender segregation and sex allocation in Pinus halepensis, a Mediterranean pine tree

Annals of Botany

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 197-206

  Ne'Eman, Gidi ^a   Goubitz, Shirrinka ^b   Werger, Marinus J A ^b   Shmida, Avi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Allocation; biomass; branch vigour; crown shape; gender segregation; nitrogen; phosphorus; Pinus halepensis; sex allocation; tree size

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ANEMOPHILY; CONIFEROUS TREE; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOMASS; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEED PRODUCTION; SEX ALLOCATION; SIZE EFFECT; VIGOR;

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; ISRAEL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; REPRODUCTION; SEX; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TREE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMASS; ISRAEL; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PINUS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; REPRODUCTION; SEX; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 79959745954     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr104     Document Type: Article

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