Diversity of leaf unfolding dynamics among tree species: New insights from a study along an altitudinal gradient

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 151, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1504-1513

  Davi, H ^a   Gillmann, M ^a   Ibanez, T ^a   Cailleret, M ^a   Bontemps, A ^a   Fady, B ^a   Lefevre F ^a  

^a French National Institute for Agriculture   (France)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Budburst; Climate; Leaf unfolding; Phenology; Temperature; Tree

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ALTITUDE; CARBON; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; FLUX MEASUREMENT; FOREST DYNAMICS; GLOBAL CHANGE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOLOGY; SHADE TOLERANCE; SLOPE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TREE;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; ACER; ACER OPALUS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PINUS NIGRA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; QUERCUS PUBESCENS; SORBUS; SORBUS ARIA;

EID: 80054943275     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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