Summer freezing resistance of high-elevation plant species changes with ontogeny

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 80, Issue , 2012, Pages 10-15

  Sierra Almeida, Angela ^a,b   Cavieres, Lohengrin A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA Y BIODIVERSIDAD IEB   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alpine; Field laboratory; Freezing resistance; Growing season; Seedling; Thermal gradient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ELEVATION; FIELD SURVEY; FREEZING; GROWING SEASON; LEAF; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MICROHABITAT; NUCLEATION; ONTOGENY; SEEDLING; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TRADE-OFF;

CHILE;

EID: 84857419618     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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