Dew deposition on epiphytic bromeliad leaves: An important event in a Mexican tropical dry deciduous forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 479-488

  Andrade, José Luis ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bromeliaceae; Crassulacean acid metabolism; Energy balance; Epiphytes; Relative water content; Succulence; Tillandsia; Water relations; Yucat n

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEW; EPIPHYTE; TROPICAL FOREST; WATER RELATIONS;

MEXICO;

BROMELIACEAE; CRASSULACEAE; TILLANDSIA;

EID: 0142059570     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403003535     Document Type: Article

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