Leaf phenology of the climbing fern Lygodium venustum in a semideciduous lowland forest on the gulf of Mexico

American Fern Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-30

  Mehltreter, Klaus ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROLOBIUM; FILICOPHYTA; LYGODIUM; LYGODIUM VENUSTUM; VANILLA MEXICANA;

EID: 33646573958     PISSN: 00028444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1640/0002-8444(2006)96[21:LPOTCF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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