Sclerophylly in mangrove tree species from South Brazil

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1159-1166

  Sereneski De Lima, Carolina ^a   Torres Boeger, Maria Regina ^a   Larcher De Carvalho, Letícia ^a   Pelozzo, Andressa ^a   Soffiatti, Patricia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leaf morphology; Nutrient concentration; Salinity; Sclerophylly index; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890855169     PISSN: 18703453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7550/rmb.32149     Document Type: Article

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