Allometry for estimating aboveground tree biomass in tropical and subtropical eucalypt woodlands: Towards general predictive equations

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 607-619

  Williams, Richard J ^a,b   Zerihun, Ayalsew ^c,d   Montagu, Kelvin D ^c,d   Hoffman, Madonna ^d,e   Hutley, Lindsay B ^b   Chen, Xiaoyong ^b,f  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d Research School of Biological Sciences   (Australia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^f Okanagan University College   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; ESTIMATION METHOD; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTHERN TERRITORY; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 28644450257     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT04149     Document Type: Article

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