Salinity effect on plant growth and leaf demography of the mangrove, Avicennia germinans L.

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 721-727

  Suarez N ^a,b   Medina, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Avicennia germinans; Leaf demography; Leaf production rate; Mangroves; Salinity

Indexed keywords

SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEED;

LEAF LIFE SPAN; MORTALITY RATE; RELATIVE GROWTH RATES (RGR);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PLANTS; SEEDS;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA GERMINANS; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 27644450369     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-005-0001-y     Document Type: Article

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