The response of the red mangrove Rhizophora mucronata Lam. to salinity and inundation in South Africa

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 71-76

  Hoppe Speer, Sabine C L ^a   Adams, Janine B ^a   Rajkaran, Anusha ^a   Bailey, Dylan ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Bayworld   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Rhizophora mucronata; Salinity; Seedling growth; Water level fluctuations

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; DICOTYLEDON; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEIGHT; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; MANGROVE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEAWATER; SEEDLING; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SUCCESSION; TIDAL CYCLE; WATER LEVEL; ZONATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHIZOPHORA MUCRONATA;

EID: 79959922310     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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