Seasonal changes of leaf Nitrogen content in trees of Amazonian floodplains
In Amazonian floodplains the trees are exposed to extreme flooding of up to 230 days a year. Waterlogging of the roots and stems affects growth and metabolic activity of the trees. An increased leaf fall in the aquatic period and annual increment rings in the wood indicate periodical growth reductio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
2002-06-01
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| Series: | Acta Amazonica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672002000200231&tlng=en |