Multispecies allometric models predict grass biomass in semidesert rangeland

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-72

  Nafus, Aleta M ^a   McClaran, Mitchel P ^b   Archer, Steven R ^b   Throop, Heather L ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Basal diameter; Grazing history; Plant height; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BASAL AREA; BIOMASS; GRASS; GRAZING; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RANGELAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 61949309999     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/08-003     Document Type: Article

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