Trees in the urban environment: Response mechanisms and benefits for the ecosystem should guide plant selection for future plantings

Agrochimica

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 234-246

  Ferrini, F ^a   Bussotti, F ^a   Tattini, M ^b   Fini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Climate change; Drought; Tree physiology; Urban forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928498649     PISSN: 00021857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12871/0021857201432     Document Type: Article

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