Biomass and production of fine and coarse roots during regrowth of a disturbed subtropical humid forest in north-east India

Vegetatio

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-80

  Arunachalam, A ^a   Pandey, H N ^a   Tripathi, R S ^a   Maithani, K ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Coarse roots; Fine roots; Forest regrowth; Production; Subtropical humid forest

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COARSE ROOT; FINE ROOT; ROOT; SUBTROPICAL HUMID FOREST;

INDIA;

EID: 0029730397     PISSN: 00423106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00044889     Document Type: Article

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