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Elaine Bernini

Researcher at Federal University of Paraíba

Publications -  18
Citations -  232

Elaine Bernini is an academic researcher from Federal University of Paraíba. The author has contributed to research in topics: Laguncularia racemosa & Mangrove. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 18 publications receiving 188 citations.

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Estrutura da vegetação em florestas de mangue do estuário do rio Paraíba do Sul, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

TL;DR: The results demonstrate that the mangroves forest at the Paraiba do Sul estuary has a better structural development than other mangrove sites found in the Rio de Janeiro State (e.g., thoseMangrove forests located at the Sepetiba and Guanabara bays).
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Spatial and temporal variation of the nutrients in the sediment and leaves of two Brazilian mangrove species and their role in the retention of environmental heavy metals

TL;DR: In this paper, the spatial and temporal variation of the nutrient concentrations in leaves and sediment between the roots of Laguncularia racemosa (L.) Gaertn. was analyzed in the mangrove forest of the estuary of Sao Mateus River, Espirito Santo, Brazil.
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Mercury in litterfall and sediment using elemental and isotopic composition of carbon and nitrogen in the mangrove of Southeastern Brazil

TL;DR: In this article, the mercury and elemental and isotopic compositions of carbon and nitrogen were determined in litterfall and sediments from the mangrove of the Paraiba do Sul River, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Litterfall in a mangrove in Southeast Brazil

TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured the litter production in forests dominated by Avicennia germinans, Laguncularia racemosa and Rhizophora mangle over a two-year period (2005-2006) in the mangrove estuary of the do Paraiba do Sul River (PSR), located in Southeastern Brazil.