Relationship of water transport to anatomical features in the mangrove Laguncularia racemosa grown under contrasting salinities

New Phytologist

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 584-591

  Sobrado, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Hydraulic parameters; Laguncularia racemosa; Leaf anatomy; Leaf hydraulics; Mangroves; Salinity; Vessel dimensions; Xylem anatomy

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ANATOMY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MANGROVE; SALINITY TOLERANCE; TRANSLOCATION; WATER UPTAKE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; COMBRETACEAE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SWEATING; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; XYLEM;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; COMBRETACEAE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER; XYLEM;

LAGUNCULARIA RACEMOSA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 33846254985     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01927.x     Document Type: Article

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