Variation in functional leaf traits among beech provenances during a Spanish summer reflects the differences in their origin

Tree Genetics and Genomes

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1111-1121

  Robson, T Matthew ^a   Sánchez Gómez, David ^b   Cano, F Javier ^b,c   Aranda, Ismael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b INIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adaptation to climate change; Carbon isotopic composition; Common garden trial; Intraspecific variation; Plasticity; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 84866728945     PISSN: 16142942     EISSN: 16142950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11295-012-0496-5     Document Type: Article

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