Slash-and-burn effects on fine root biomass and productivity in a tropical dry forest ecosystem in México

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 148, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 41-50

  Castellanos, Jorge ^a   Jaramillo, Víctor J ^a   Sanford Jr , Robert L ^b   Kauffman, J Boone ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine roots; M xico; Root biomass; Root productivity; Slash and burn; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; SOILS; VEGETATION;

ROOT BIOMASS;

BIOMASS;

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DRY FOREST; FINE ROOT; SLASH AND BURN;

MEXICO;

POACEAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035400048     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(00)00523-5     Document Type: Article

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