Patterns of Root Dynamics in Mangrove Forests Along Environmental Gradients in the Florida Coastal Everglades, USA

Ecosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1178-1195

  Castañeda Moya, Edward ^a   Twilley, Robert R ^a   Rivera Monroy, Victor H ^a   Marx, Brian D ^a   Coronado Molina, Carlos ^b   Ewe, Sharon M L ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wetland Watershed Sciences Department   (United States)

^c Ecology and Environment Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

belowground allocation; Florida Coastal Everglades; mangroves; P availability; root biomass; root productivity; root turnover rates

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ACCUMULATION; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FLOODED SOIL; HYDROPERIOD; MANGROVE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; RESOURCE SCARCITY; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; SEA LEVEL; SWAMP FOREST; TURNOVER;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; SHARK ESTUARY; TAYLOR RIVER; UNITED STATES;

CHONDRICHTHYES; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 80855139754     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-011-9473-3     Document Type: Article

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