Phenology and wood density of plants growing in the semi-arid region of northeastern Brazil

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1363-1373

  Lima, A L A ^a   Rodal, M J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caatinga; Dispersal syndromes; Dry forest; Leaf flush; Photoperiod; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; FRUITING; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOPERIOD; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SEMIARID REGION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WOOD;

BRAZIL;

EID: 77956229822     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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