Latitudinal variation in leaf and tree traits of the mangrove avicennia germinans (avicenniaceae) in the central region of the Gulf of Mexico

Biotropica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 449-456

  Méndez Alonzo, Rodrigo ^a   López Portillo, Jorge ^a   Rivera Monroy, Victor H ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental gradients; Leaf nutrients; LMA; Mudflats; Tree allometry; Tree height

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; LEAF AREA; MANGROVE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

ACANTHACEAE; AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA GERMINANS;

EID: 64549123572     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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