The trade-off between cold resistance and growth determines the Nothofagus pumilio treeline

Plant Ecology

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 133-142

  Molina Montenegro, Marco A ^a   Gallardo Cerda, Jorge ^b   Flores, T S M ^b   Atala, Cristian ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Environmental gradients; Height growth; Ice nucleation; Los Andes; Photosynthesis; Treeline

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; COLD TOLERANCE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FITNESS; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH RATE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LOW TEMPERATURE; NUCLEATION; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUGAR; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF; TREELINE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

NOTHOFAGACEAE; NOTHOFAGUS; NOTHOFAGUS PUMILIO;

EID: 83855160882     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-011-9964-5     Document Type: Article

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