Mangrove litter dynamics in la Mancha Lagoon, Veracruz, Mexico

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-22

  Utrera López, Marco Erick ^a   Moreno Casasola, Patricia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Avicennia germinans; Gulf of Mexico; Laguncularia racemosa; Litter dynamics; Mangrove function; Mexico; Rhizophora mangle; Veracruz

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; LEAF LITTER; LITTERFALL; MANGROVE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALINITY;

LA MANCHA [VERACRUZ]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; VERACRUZ;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA GERMINANS; LAGUNCULARIA RACEMOSA; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 37549027186     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-007-9042-x     Document Type: Article

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