Spatial heterogeneity of population structure of the mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza at Yingluo Bay, South-China Coast

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1015-1024

  Liang, Shi Chu ^a   Dong, Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Canopy projection; Mangrove; Population structure; Scale; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; MANGROVE; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU; WORLD;

BRUGUIERA GYMNORRHIZA;

EID: 17844394446     PISSN: 16726650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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