Differential rates of vertical accretion and elevation change among aerial root types in Micronesian mangrove forests

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 251-259

  Krauss, K W ^a,b   Allen, J A ^a,c   Cahoon, D R ^b,d  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c PAUL SMITH S COLLEGE   (United States)

^d PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accretion; Mangrove swamps; Micronesia; Pacific islands; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ELEVATION; MANGROVE; ROOT SYSTEM; SEDIMENTATION;

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA;

BRUGUIERA; BRUGUIERA GYMNORRHIZA; RHIZOPHORA; SONNERATIA; SONNERATIA ALBA;

EID: 0037307601     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00184-1     Document Type: Article

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