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Some plants do not reproduce every year because of nutrient scarcity

10 de December 2019Verónica Couto Antelo

A study involving three CREAF researchers has found that plants with low nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in their leaves do not reproduce every year to enable them to reproduce on a huge scale in years in which conditions are right. Oaks, holm oaks and beeches are examples of trees that behave in such a way.

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When the spring is warm and dry, seed production is increased in forests across Western Europe

31 de August 2016Albert Naya i Díaz

The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), an important atmospheric phenomenon affecting the meteorology of the whole of Europe, impacts the quantity and timing of seed production in the continent's forests. When the NAO favors a dry and warm spring, most of the studied forests produced more seeds and this is also done in a more synchronized manner.  

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