Positive coupling between growth and reproduction in young post-fire Aleppo pines depends on climate and site conditions

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 507-517

  Alfaro Sanchez, Raquel ^a   Camarero, J Julio ^b   Lopez Serrano, Francisco R ^a   Sanchez Salguero, Raul ^c,d   Moya, Daniel ^a   Heras, Jorge De Las ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^d SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drought; Pinus halepensis; post fire reproduction; radial growth; serotiny.

Indexed keywords

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 84930591154     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF14045     Document Type: Article

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