Influence of a salinity gradient on the vessel characters of the mangrove species Rhizophora mucronata

Annals of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1321-1330

  Schmitz, Nele ^a,b   Verheyden, Anouk ^b,d   Beeckman, Hans ^b   Kairo, James Gitundu ^c   Koedam, Nico ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^c KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d North Orange County Community College District   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological wood anatomy; Hydraulic architecture; Inundation frequency; Kenya; Mangrove; Proxy; Rhizophora mucronata; Salinity; Vessel density; Vessel diameter

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

DENSITY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; MANGROVE; PLASTICITY; SALINITY; VESSEL; WOOD QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SEASON; TIME; WOOD;

ECOSYSTEM; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SEASONS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WOOD;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

RHIZOPHORA MUCRONATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 33845276982     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcl224     Document Type: Article

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