Allometry of aboveground biomasses in mangrove species in Itamaracá, Pernambuco, Brazil

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 323-330

  Medeiros, T C C ^a   Sampaio, E V S B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biomass; Mangroves

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; DIAMETER; HEIGHT; MANGROVE; ROOT SYSTEM; SIZE EFFECT;

BRAZIL; ITAMARACA; PERNAMBUCO; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVICENNIA; LAGUNCULARIA RACEMOSA; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 46249117327     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-007-9069-z     Document Type: Article

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