Environmental effects on growth phenology of co-occurring Eucalyptus species

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 427-442

  Rawal, Deepa S ^a   Kasel, Sabine ^a   Keatley, Marie R ^a   Aponte, Cristina ^a   Nitschke, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate; Eucalyptus; Phenology; Photoperiod; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

SOIL; WATER;

ADAPTATION; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUCALYPTUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMIDITY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AUSTRALIA; EUCALYPTUS; HUMIDITY; PHOTOPERIOD; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 84901237884     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0756-6     Document Type: Article

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