The relationship between vegetation dynamics and water table in tropical dune slacks

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 515-524

  Moreno Casasola, P ^a   Vazquez G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Environmental heterogeneity; Inundation; Water table

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; DUNE; FLOOD FREQUENCY; SUCCESSION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER TABLE;

AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA ARTEMISIFOLIA; AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA; CYPERUS; CYPERUS ARTICULATUS; HYDROCOTYLE BONARIENSIS; LIPPIA; LIPPIA NODIFLORA; PANICUM MAXIMUM; PHYLA NODIFLORA; PLUCHEA ODORATA;

EID: 0033180539     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237186     Document Type: Article

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