Functional groups of forest succession as dissipative structures: An applied study;Grupos funcionais da sucessão florestal como estruturas dissipativas: Um estudo aplicado

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 3B, 2004, Pages 707-718

  Souza, G M ^a   Ribeiro, R V ^b   Santos, M G ^b   Ribeiro, H L ^b   Oliveira, R F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO OESTE PAULISTA UNOESTE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dissipative structures; Functional groups; Gas exchanges; Tropical ecophysiology

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; LECYTHIDACEAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; STERCULIACEAE; TEMPERATURE; TREE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; LECYTHIDACEAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; STERCULIACEAE; TEMPERATURE; TREES;

EID: 21644485654     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842004000400020     Document Type: Article

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