Biomass, litterfall and aboveground net primary productivity of herbaceous communities in varied ecosystems at Kodayar in the western ghats of Tamil Nadu

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 61-71

  Chandrasekaran, S ^a   Swamy, P S ^b  

^a THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE   (India)

^b MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chromolaena; Exotic weeds; Herbaceous community; Lantana; Net primary productivity; Western ghats of India

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LITTERFALL; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRODUCTIVITY; WEED;

INDIA;

ALBIZIA; CHROMOLAENA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; LANTANA; LANTANA CAMARA;

EID: 0036135453     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(01)00162-1     Document Type: Article

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