Radial gradients in wood specific gravity in trees of Central Amazonian floodplains

IAWA Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 449-457

  Parolin, Pia ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Brazil; Flood; Floodplain forest; Growth strategies; Pioneer; Succession; Within tree variation; Wood specific gravity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036446226     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000314     Document Type: Article

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