Frost hardiness vs. growth performance in trembling aspen: An experimental test of assisted migration

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 939-949

  Schreiber, Stefan G ^a   Ding, Chen ^a   Hamann, Andreas ^a   Hacke, Uwe G ^a   Thomas, Barb R ^a,b   Brouard, Jean S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc   (Canada)

^c Isabella Point Forestry Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bud break; Frost risk; Leaf senescence; Phenology; Populus tremuloides; Provenance trial; Seed transfer

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BUD; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FROST HARDINESS; GROWTH RATE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MIGRATION; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRODUCTIVITY; PROVENANCE; PROVENANCE TRIAL; SEED; SENESCENCE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SURVIVAL;

ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 84880333498     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12102     Document Type: Article

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