Variations in water use by a mature mangrove of Avicennia germinans, French Guiana

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 803-803

  Muller, Etienne ^a   Lambs, Luc ^a   Fromard, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Radial pattern; Salinity; Sap flow; Seasons; Tree age

Indexed keywords

INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MANGROVE; PHYSIOLOGY; SALINITY; SAP FLOW; TRANSPIRATION; WATER UPTAKE; WATER USE;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA GERMINANS; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 71049177376     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009079     Document Type: Article

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