Above- and below-ground biomass of mangroves in a sub-tropical estuary

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 601-604

  Saintilan, N ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intertidal; Root mass; Salinity; Shoot mass

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS RATIO; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MANGROVE;

AUSTRALIA; MARY ESTUARY; QUEENSLAND;

AEGICERAS CORNICULATUM; AVICENNIA MARINA; CERIOPS TAGAL; EXCOECARIA AGALLOCHA; MYRSINACEAE; RHIZOPHORA STYLOSA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 0031405845     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97009     Document Type: Article

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