Evidence for a freezing tolerance-growth rate trade-off in the live oaks (Quercus series Virentes) across the tropical-temperate divide

New Phytologist

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 730-744

  Koehler, Kari ^a   Center, Alyson ^a   Cavender Bares, Jeannine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Freezing tolerance; Growth rate; Live oaks; Quercus series Virentes; Trade off; Tropical temperate divide

Indexed keywords

EVERGREEN TREE; FREEZE TOLERANCE; GROWTH RATE; SEED; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TRADE-OFF; TROPICAL REGION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CENTRAL AMERICA; FREEZING; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEXICO; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TROPIC CLIMATE; UNITED STATES;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMASS; CENTRAL AMERICA; FREEZING; GEOGRAPHY; MEXICO; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; QUERCUS; SEASONS; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TROPICAL CLIMATE; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS OLEOIDES; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA;

EID: 84855802048     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03992.x     Document Type: Article

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