Net primary productivity of Bruguiera parviflora (Wight & Arn.) dominated mangrove forest at Kuala Selangor, Malaysia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 179-182

  Hossain, Mahmood ^a   Othman, Saberi ^b   Bujang, Japar Sidik ^c   Kusnan, Misri ^d  

^a KHULNA UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b SULTAN IDRIS EDUCATION UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biomass increment; Bruguiera parviflora; Ecosystem; Litter production; Mangroves; Productivity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOMASS INCREMENT; LITTER PRODUCTION;

FORESTRY;

DICOTYLEDON; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST; LITTERFALL; MANGROVE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHYTOMASS;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; KUALA SELANGOR; MALAYSIA; SELANGOR; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

BRUGUIERA PARVIFLORA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 38649137658     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.09.011     Document Type: Article

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