Ecosystem structure in the Brazilian Cerrado: A vegetation gradient of aboveground biomass, root mass and consumption by fire

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 263-283

  De Castro, Elmar Andrade ^a   Kauffman, J Boone ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Belowground biomass; Brazil; Cerrado; Fire ecology; Fuels; Root mass; Tropical savana

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARRADO; FIRE; VEGETATION GRADIENT;

BRASILIA; BRAZIL; FEDERAL DISTRICT;

EID: 0031819682     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467498000212     Document Type: Article

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