Photosynthetic performance and resource utilization of two mangrove species coexisting in a hypersaline scrub forest

Oecologia

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 455-462

  Lovelock, Catherine E ^a   Feller, Ilka C ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Avicennia germinans; Florida; Laguncularia racemosa; Photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency; Photosynthetic water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

MANGROVE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA GERMINANS; COMBRETACEAE; HALOPHILA; LAGUNCULARIA RACEMOSA;

EID: 0037335381     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-1118-y     Document Type: Article

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