Estimating Arundo donax shoot biomass

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 272-276

  Spencer, David F ^a   Liow, Pui Sze ^a   Chan, Wai Ki ^a   Ksander, Gregory G ^a   Getsinger, Kurt D ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b CEERD EP R   (United States)

Author keywords

Giant reed; Invasive plant; Non destructive method

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AQUATIC PLANT; ESTIMATION METHOD;

ARUNDO DONAX;

EID: 32644434272     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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