Prior height, growth, and wood anatomy differently predispose to drought-induced dieback in two Mediterranean oak speciesk

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 341-351

  Camarero, J Julio ^a   Sangüesa Barreda, Gabriel ^a   Vergarechea, Marta ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought stress; Holm oak; Mediterranean oak coppice; Portuguese oak; Quercus faginea; Quercus ilex

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CARBOHYDRATE; COEXISTENCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPICE; DEFOLIATION; DIEBACK; DROUGHT STRESS; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT; INDUCED RESPONSE; MORPHOMETRY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WOOD;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS FAGINEA; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 84971325758     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13595-015-0523-4     Document Type: Article

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