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The role of freezing in setting the latitudinal limits of mangrove forests

Date

Authors

Stuart, S A

Choat, B

Martin, Katherine

Holbrook, Noel Michele

Ball, Marilyn

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Abstract

• Mangrove trees dominate coastal vegetation in tropical regions, but are completely replaced by herbaceous salt marshes at latitudes above 32°N and 40°S. Because water deficit can increase damage caused by freezing, we hypothesized that mangroves, wh

Keywords

Keywords: plant exudate; unclassified drug; ecological zonation; freezing; geographical distribution; hydraulic conductivity; latitudinal gradient; mangrove; salinity; sap flow; translocation; water stress; water uptake; xylem; article; Avicennia; chemistry; freezi Aegiceras; Avicennia; Freeze-induced embolism; Mangrove; Rhizophora; Vessel diameter; Xylem ion content

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/50322

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

New Phytologist

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01938.x

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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