The petenes of Sian Ka'an, Quintana Roo and their relationship with water pressure gradients

Ist has been suggested tha hummocks (petenes), present in karstic areas, are fed with fresh, continental water from underground sources. We tested this supposition. Three humocks and their associated inmersed areas were chosen around the Chunyaxché Lagoon, and soil samples from edaphic horizons and...

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Main Authors: López-Portillo, Jorge, Ezcurra, Exequiel, Maass, José Manuel
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 1989
Online Access:https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/575