Rhizophora mangle L. seedling development into the sapling stage across resource and stress gradients in subtropical Florida

Biotropica

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 427-439

  Koch, Marguerite S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida Everglades; Mangrove; Nutrients; Rhizophora mangle; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001273826     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1997.tb00037.x     Document Type: Article

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