Allelopathic effects of fruits of the Brazilian pepper Schinus terebinthifolius on growth, leaf production and biomass of seedlings of the red mangrove Rhizophora mangle and the black mangrove Avicennia germinans

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 357, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-156

  Donnelly, Melinda J ^a   Green, Danielle M ^a   Walters, Linda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuary; Exotic; Inhibition; Invasive species; Mangrove; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FRUIT; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF; MANGROVE; PHYTOMASS; SALINITY; SALTMARSH; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA GERMINANS; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS;

EID: 40149085676     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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