Oaks Physiological Ecology. Exploring the Functional Diversity of Genus Quercus L.

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gil-Pelegrín, Eustaquio (Editor), Peguero-Pina, José Javier (Editor), Sancho-Knapik, Domingo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Tree Physiology, 7
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biodiversity.; Plant ecology.; Forestry.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Ecology.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.

Genus Quercus L. (oaks) comprises ca. 400 tree and shrub species with an outstanding role in the vegetation of the Northern Hemisphere. This genus has been culturally and economically linked to humans since millennia. Oaks can be found in very different phytoclimates, from temperate and subtropical...