Development of allometric relations for three mangrove species in South Florida for use in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem restoration

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 409-419

  Smith III, Thomas J ^a   Whelan, Kevin R T ^b,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeographic comparison; Biomass; Diameter; Height; Power law; Restoration; Scaling relation

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; MANGROVE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 33746681100     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-005-6243-z     Document Type: Article

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