The interaction between freezing tolerance and phenology in temperate deciduous trees

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue OCT, 2014, Pages

  Vitasse, Yann ^a   Lenz, Armando ^a   Körner, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biogeographical limits; Cold acclimation; Freezing resistance; Fundamental niche; Leaf out; Phenology; Plant climate interactions; Temperate trees

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907970309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00541     Document Type: Article

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