Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Ericaceae —circumboreal shrubs used asfuel by native peoples in theArctic . - proper noun Alternative form of
Cassiopeia .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And after arranging there his naval strategy, he entered the Adriatic sea, and came to an island called Cassiope, where the Venetian fleet - and the son of the Doge - with many ships was hostile to Duke Robert.
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Effects of simulated climate change on the sexual reproductive effort of '' Cassiope tetragona ''.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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Fig. 7.15. (a) Number of leaves produced per year in shoots of '' Cassiope tetragona '' as a function of mean July temperature and (b) correlation between a growth parameter in '' Hylocomium splendens '' and mean annual temperature at seven arctic and subarctic sites.
Recent and projected changes in arctic species distributions and potential ranges 2009
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Strong relationships between growth and temperature in the circumpolar ericaceous dwarf shrub Cassiope tetragona and the feather moss Hylocomium splendens can be used to model range changes.
Recent and projected changes in arctic species distributions and potential ranges 2009
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Little ice age temperature estimated by growth and flowering differences between sub fossil and extant shoots of Cassiope tetragona, an arctic heather.
Recent and projected changes in arctic species distributions and potential ranges 2009
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Differential growth responses of '' Cassiope tetragona '', an arctic dwarf shrub, to environmental perturbations among three contrasting high - and subarctic sites.
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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In another experiment, flowering of the dwarf heather-like shrub '' Cassiope tetragona '' stopped when it was shaded [32].
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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However, recent work has shown that a fungal pathogen (Exobasidium) of Cassiope tetragona and Andromeda polifolia reduces host plant growth, reproductive investment, and survival [146].
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Growth responses of '' Cassiope tetragona '' to warming were greatest at a site in the high Arctic and a high-altitude site in the low Arctic when compared with the warmest low-altitude site in the low Arctic [58].
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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Little ice age temperature estimated by growth and flowering differences between sub fossil and extant shoots of Cassiope tetragona, an arctic heather.
Recent and projected changes in arctic species distributions and potential ranges 2009
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