Plant community structure and function in a swamp forest within the Atlantic Rain Forest complex: A synthesis

Rodriguesia

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 491-502

  Scarano, Fabio Rubio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epiphytes; Functional groups; Key words: clonal growth; Photosynthesis; Swamp forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548704182     PISSN: 03706583     EISSN: 21757860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/2175-7860200657308     Document Type: Article

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