Intra-annual wood density fluctuations and tree-ring width patterns are sex- and site-dependent in the dioecious conifer Juniperus thurifera L.

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1341-1353

  Olano, José Miguel ^a   Garcia Cervigon A I ^a   Arzac, A ^b   Rozas, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c MISIÓN BIOLÓGICA DE GALICIA CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dendroecology; Dioecy; IADF; Juniperus thurifera; Mediterranean climate

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; HARDWOODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DENDROECOLOGY; DIOECY; IADF; JUNIPERUS THURIFERA; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES;

FORESTRY;

EID: 84941997286     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-015-1212-5     Document Type: Article

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