Structural and floristic patterns in tropical swamp forests: A case study from the Pterocarpus officinalis (Jacq.) forest in Guadeloupe, French West Indies

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Migeot, Jonathan ^a   Imbert, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

Author keywords

Forest structure; Ground elevation; Peat; Pterocarpus officinalis; Salinity; Species richness; Swamp forest

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; DOMINANCE; FLORISTICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HOLOCENE; PEAT SOIL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPECIES INVENTORY; SUCCESSION; SWAMP; TROPICAL FOREST;

GUADELOUPE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 78650185853     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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