Allometric relationships for estimating the aboveground phytomass and leaf area of mangrove Kandelia candel (L.) Druce trees in the Manko Wetland, Okinawa Island, Japan

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 266-272

  Khan, Md Nabiul Islam ^a   Suwa, Rempei ^a   Hagihara, Akio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aboveground organs; Allometric equation; Mangrove; Stem diameter at a height of clear bole length; Stem diameter at a height of one tenth of tree height

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMASS; FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND ORGANS; ALLOMETRIC RELATIONSHIP; LEAF AREA; LINEAR RELATIONSHIP; PHYTOMASS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BRANCHES; FORESTRY; LEAVES; MANGROVE; PLANTS; STEMS;

KANDELIA CANDEL;

EID: 21244452847     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-004-0377-0     Document Type: Article

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