Phenology of five tree species of a tropical dry forest in Yucatan, Mexico: Effects of environmental and physiological factors

Plant and Soil

Volumn 329, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 155-171

  Valdez Hernández, Mirna ^a,c   Andrade, José Luis ^a   Jackson, Paula C ^b   Rebolledo Vieyra, Mario ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cenote; Drought; Ground water table; Leaf water potential; Synchrony index; Wood density

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT; DRY FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PHENOLOGY; SOIL DEPTH; SYNCHRONY; TROPICAL FOREST; WATER TABLE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; YUCATAN;

ACACIA; ACACIA GAUMERI; APOPLANESIA PANICULATA; BURSERA SIMARUBA; BURSERACEAE; DIOSPYROS; GYMNOPODIUM FLORIBUNDUM; PHYLLANTHUS (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 77950338079     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-0142-7     Document Type: Article

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