Open AccessInfluence of a Salinity Gradient on the Vessel Characters of the Mangrove Species Rhizophora mucronata
Author(s) -
Norbert Schmitz,
Anouk Verheyden,
Hans Beeckman,
James Gitundu Kairo,
Nico Koedam
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcl224
Subject(s) - salinity , mangrove , rhizophora mucronata , biology , temperature salinity diagrams , ecology , botany
Although mangroves have been extensively studied, little is known about their ecological wood anatomy. This investigation examined the potential use of vessel density as a proxy for soil water salinity in the mangrove species Rhizophora mucronata (Rhizophoraceae) from Kenya.
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