Effects of burial by sand on seedling growth and survival in six tropical sand dune species from the Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 406-419

  Martínez, M Luisa ^a   Moreno Casasola, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biomass; Burial; Coastal dunes; Coastal plants; Disturbance; Growth; Mexico; Seedling

Indexed keywords

BURIAL; SAND;

MEXICO, EAST COAST;

CAESALPINIACEAE; CANAVALIA ROSEA; CHAMAECRISTA CHAMAECRISTOIDES; CONVOLVULACEAE; FABACEAE; IPOMOEA PES-CAPRAE; PALAFOXIA LINDENII; POACEAE; SCHIZACHYRIUM SCOPARIUM; TRACHYPOGON GOUINI;

EID: 0030467023     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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