Growth and reproductive performance in bilberry (vaccinium myrtillus) along an elevation gradient

Ecoscience

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-68

  Pato, Joaquina ^a   Ramón Obeso, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

bilberry; Cantabrian Range; elevation gradients; global warming; reproductive success

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOWER; FRUIT; FRUIT SET; GLOBAL WARMING; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA; MORPHOLOGY; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLEN; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED SET; VIABILITY;

VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 84861371371     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/19-1-3407     Document Type: Article

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