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Table I

Geographic location of the studied provenance (seed source) for each species. Altitude, mean annual temperature (MAT) and mean temperature of coldest month (TCM) corresponding to the geographical centre of the provenance.

Species Provenance Latitude Longitude Altitude MAT (°C) TCM (°C)
P. brutia Taurus (Bucak) 37° 29’ N 30° 37’ E 980 13.5 3.9
P. canariensis Tenerife 28° 19’ N 16° 44’ W 1350 14.8 10.3
P. halepensis Inland Eastern Spain 39° 35’ N 0° 58’ W 830 13.7 5.5
P. pinea La Mancha 39° 22’ N 2° 38’ W 690 14.3 6.3
P. pinaster Guadarrama Mnts. 40° 34’ N 4° 19’ W 1230 12.7 3.2
P. nigra Southern Iberian Range 40° 43’ N 2° 15’ W 1280 10.3 2.2
P. sylvestris Guadarrama Mnts. 40° 51’ N 4° 00’ W 1520 11.0 2.0
P. radiata Vasque Coast 43° 15’ N 2° 05’ W 220 13.0 7.5