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Pneumatophores; Pneumatophores are erect roots that are some form of upward appendage or extension of the underground root system. Because these roots are exposed at least part of the day and not submerged underwater, the root system can obtain oxygen in an otherwise anaerobic substrate.
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mangrove.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/text/1043.htm
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through the pneumatophores into the roots, particularly when sunlit pneumatophores were submerged ... the pneumatophores could diffuse to the roots and con- ...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about pneumatophores. pneumatophores. Information about pneumatophores in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Pneumatophores, or breathing roots, are formed by certain swamp-dwelling trees, such as mangroves, since there is little oxygen available to the roots in waterlogged conditions.
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encyclopedia.farlex.com/pneumatophores
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Aerial root - Pneumatophores ... A Wisdom Archive on Aerial root - Pneumatophores ... Aerial root, Aerial root - Haustorial root, Aerial root - Pneumatophores, Aerial root - Support aerial roots, Aerial root - Types of Aerial Roots, Vine...
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www.experiencefestival.com/aerial_root_-_pneumatophores
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A submerged or exposed erect root that functions in the respiration of certain marsh plants. (invertebrate zoology). The air sac of a siphonophore. ...
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encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/pneumatophores
encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/pneumatophores
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Conductance of pneumatophores of the grey mangrove, Avicennia marina, to oxygen depended on lenticel number up to about 25 functional lenticels per pneumatophore, and probably on cross-sectional area of the gas space in pneumatophores with over 25. The dependence on lenticel number was far from perfect,
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aob.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/73/4/377
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Photos of pneumatophores on Pandanus solms-laubachii ... Only these now look a lot like pneumatophores. These are the common small prongs close up section; The prongs develop by sloughing off the white outer layer, to reveal a layer which responds to sunlight by developing chlorophyll.
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www.peakoil.org.au/dave.kimble/rainforest/pneumatophore...
www.peakoil.org.au/dave.kimble/rainforest/pneumatophore.htm
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Introduction on Biota of Mangrove, Rhizophora, Kandelia, Ceriops, Bruguiera, Ecological role, Shore erosion, Pneumatophores, Sediments, Accretion, Prop roots, Stilt roots, Dedtritus ... The dense network of prop roots, pneumatophores and stilt roots not only give mechanical support to the plant, but also trap the sediments.
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