Responses of three central Amazonian tree species to drought and flooding under controlled conditions

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 237-252

  Waldhoff, Danielle ^a   Junk, Wolfgang J ^a   Furch, Bodo ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DROUGHT; FLOOD; FLOODPLAIN FOREST; GROWTH RESPONSE;

EID: 0032465641     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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