Effects of climate on reproductive investment in a masting species: Assessment of climatic predictors and underlying mechanisms

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1317-1324

  Moreira, Xoaquín ^a   Abdala Roberts, Luis ^b   Linhart, Yan B ^c   Mooney, Kailen A ^d  

^a MISIÓN BIOLÓGICA DE GALICIA CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pinus ponderosa; Economies of scale; Plant population and community dynamics; Reproductive trade offs; Resource limitation; Seed cone production; T model

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; FITNESS; GROWING SEASON; MASTING; MATURATION; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 84939567725     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12434     Document Type: Article

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