CO2 fertilization and enhanced drought resistance in Greek firs from Cephalonia Island, Greece

Global Change Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 529-539

  Koutavas, Athanasios ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies cephalonica; Ainos; Cephalonia; CO2 fertilization; Drought; Greece; Greek fir; Growth climate relationships; Mediterranean; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GROWTH RESPONSE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TREE RING; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AEGEAN ISLANDS; CEPHALONIA [IONIAN ISLANDS]; GREECE; IONIAN ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ABIES; ABIES CEPHALONICA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; FERTILIZER;

ABIES; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DROUGHT; GREECE;

ABIES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE; DROUGHTS; FERTILIZERS; GREECE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84871935376     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12053     Document Type: Article

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