Polytolerance to abiotic stresses: How universal is the shade-drought tolerance trade-off in woody species?

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 571-580

  Laanisto, Lauri ^a   Niinemets, Ülo ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Cold tolerance; Drought tolerance; Macrophysiology; Plant functional type; Polytolerance; Shade tolerance; Trade offs; Waterlogging tolerance; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

COLD TOLERANCE; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SHADE TOLERANCE; TRADE-OFF; WATERLOGGING; WOODY PLANT;

EUROPE; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA;

GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84926161105     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geb.12288     Document Type: Article

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