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Quantification of mediterranean plant phenology and growth

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Plant Response to Stress

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Cool, moist winters and hot, dry summers characterize the climate of Mediterranean-type ecosystems (Aschmann 1973; Thrower and Bradbury 1977). Mediterranean shrublands are typical in these regions, i.e. scrub formations of woody shrubs with mainly evergreen assimilating organs and semi-sclerophyll to sclerophyll leaf consistency (e.g. chaparral, matorral, maquis). An overstory of small trees and an understory of annuals and herbaceous perennials may also be present (Specht 1969; Montenegro 1978; Di Castri 1981).

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  1. Laboratorio de Botánica Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 114-D, Santiago, Chile

    G. Montenegro

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  1. Systems Ecology Research Group, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA

    John D. Tenhunen  & Walter C. Oechel  & 

  2. Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1294, Lisbon, Portugal

    Fernando M. Catarino

  3. Lehrstuhl für Botanik II, der Universität Würzburg, Mittlerer Dallenbergweg 64, 8700, Würzburg, Germany

    Otto L. Lange

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Montenegro, G. (1987). Quantification of mediterranean plant phenology and growth. In: Tenhunen, J.D., Catarino, F.M., Lange, O.L., Oechel, W.C. (eds) Plant Response to Stress. NATO ASI Series, vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70868-8_31

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