Quantitative tracheid anatomy reveals a complex environmental control of wood structure in continental mediterranean climate

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-149

  Olano, José M ^a   Eugenio, Màrcia ^a   García Cervigón, Ana I ^a   Folch, Maika ^a   Rozas, Vicente ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b MISIÓN BIOLÓGICA DE GALICIA CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate growth relationship; Juniperus thurifera; Mediterranean climate; Tracheidogram method; Xylem anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; CORRELATION; LIMITING FACTOR; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WOOD; XYLEM;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS THURIFERA;

EID: 84856692679     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/663165     Document Type: Article

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