Studies on acacia mangium in kemasul forest, malaysia. i. biomass and productivity

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 293-302

  Tsai, Lim Meng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acacia mangium; biomass; litter accumulation; litter production; Malaysia; plantation; productivity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; PRODUCTIVITY;

MALAYSIA, KEMASUL FOREST;

ACACIA MANGIUM;

EID: 0024226303     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400002856     Document Type: Article

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