Phenological studies of Acrostichum danaeifolium (Pteridaceae, Pteridophyta) at a mangrove site on the Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-162

  Mehltreter, Klaus ^a   Palacios Rios, Mónica ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ferns; Fertility; Leaf age; Leaf dimorphism; Leaf growth; Leaf life span; Phenology; Pteridophytes; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

FERN; MANGROVE; PHENOLOGY; SEASONALITY;

GULF OF MEXICO; MEXICO;

ACANTHACEAE; ACROSTICHUM; ACROSTICHUM DANAEIFOLIUM; AVICENNIA GERMINANS; BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PTERIDACEAE; PTERIDOPHYTA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0037369938     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403003171     Document Type: Article

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