Soil water retention and carbon pools in tropical forested wetlands and marshes of the Gulf of Mexico;Rétention de ĺeau des sols et pools de carbone dans les régions tropicales humides boisées et les marais du Golfe du Mexique

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1388-1406

  Adolfo Campos, C ^a   Hernández, María E ^a   Moreno Casasola, Patricia ^a   Espinosa, Eduardo Cejudo ^a   Alezandra Robledo, R ^a   Mata, Dulce Infante ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

environmental services; Ficus; freshwater wetlands; hydro periods; Mexico; organic soils; Pachira aquatica; swamp; water storage capacity

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; FICUS; FRESHWATER WETLANDS; HYDRO-PERIODS; ME-XICO; ORGANIC SOIL; PACHIRA AQUATICA; SWAMP; WATER STORAGE CAPACITY;

FORESTRY; LAKES; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLS;

WETLANDS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COASTAL WETLAND; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ORGANIC SOIL; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL WATER; SWAMP; WATER RETENTION; WATER STORAGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

PACHIRA; PACHIRA AQUATICA;

EID: 84858199415     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2011.629786     Document Type: Article

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