Intraspecific variability in functional traits matters: Case study of Scots pine

Oecologia

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1337-1348

  Laforest Lapointe, Isabelle ^a   Martínez Vilalta, Jordi ^a   Retana, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Forest structure; Functional traits; Growth; Intraspecific variability; Pinus sylvestris

Indexed keywords

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

NITROGEN;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SCOTS PINE; SPAIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WOOD;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; NITROGEN; PHENOTYPE; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PLANT LEAVES; SPAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WOOD;

EID: 84904607302     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-014-2967-x     Document Type: Article

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