Temporal variation of morphological leaf traits in ten species from Restinga of Jurubatiba National Park, Macaé, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil;Variação temporal de características morfológicas de folhas em dez espécies do Parque Nacional da Restinga de Jurubatiba, Macaé, RJ, Brasil

Acta Botanica Brasilica

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 741-752

  Rosado, Bruno Henrique Pimentel ^a   De Mattos, Eduardo Arcoverde ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leaf traits; Restinga; Seasonal variation; Succulence; Water availability

Indexed keywords

EID: 37349070653     PISSN: 01023306     EISSN: 1677941X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-33062007000300020     Document Type: Article

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