Secondary compounds enhance flammability in a Mediterranean plant

Oecologia

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 103-110

  Pausas, J G ^a   Alessio, G A ^a   Moreira, B ^a,b   Segarra Moragues, J G ^a  

^a CDIS UV Generalitat Valenciana)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fire ecology; Rosmarinus officinalis; Secondary metabolism; Terpenes; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; EVERGREEN TREE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TERPENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE;

ADAPTATION; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; FIRE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAF; ROSMARINUS; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ECOSYSTEM; FIRES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MONOTERPENES; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; ROSMARINUS; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SESQUITERPENES; TERPENES;

EID: 84952865132     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-015-3454-8     Document Type: Article

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