Phenology and production of litter in a Pterocarpus officinalis (Jacq.) swamp forest of Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles)

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-27

  Migeot, Jonathan ^a   Imbert, Daniel ^a  

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

Author keywords

Flooding; Litterfall; Phenology; Primary production; Pterocarpus officinalis; Swamp forest

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FLOODING; FRUITING; LEGUME; LITTERFALL; PHENOLOGY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALINITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; STAND STRUCTURE; SWAMP FOREST; WATER LEVEL; WATER TABLE; WETLAND;

GUADELOUPE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

PSITTACANTHUS; PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 84861479243     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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