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Leaf morphological variability and intraspecific taxonomic units for pedunculate oak and grayish oak (genus Quercus L., series Pedunculatae Schwz.) in Southern Carpathian Region (Romania).
The Science of the total environment - 31 Dec 2017
Apostol Ecaterina Nicoleta, Curtu Alexandru Lucian, Daia Liviu Mihai, Apostol Bogdan, Dinu Cristiana Georgeta, Şofletea Neculae
Abstract excerpt
Even though pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) and grayish oak (Quercus pedunculiflora K. Koch) have different ecological requirements, they have been considered as having low differentiation at the level of morphological traits and genetic variation. The leaf morphology for 862 trees has been assessed in 16 natural populations, seven of Q. robur, eight of Q. pedunculiflora and a mixed forest were both taxa...
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