Fine root biomass distribution and productivity patterns under open and closed canopies of tropical forest ecosystems at Kodayar in Western Ghats, South India

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 86, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 181-192

  Sundarapandian, S M ^a   Swamy, P S ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Closed canopy; Fine root biomass; Net primary productivity; Open canopy; Tropical deciduous forests; Tropical evergreen forests; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; FINE ROOT; PRODUCTIVITY; ROOT BIOMASS;

INDIA, KODAYAR; INDIA, WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 0030587666     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03785-1     Document Type: Article

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