Above-ground tree biomass equations and nutrient pools for a paraclimax chestnut stand and for a climax oak stand in the sierra de francia mountains, Salamanca, Spain

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1294-1301

  Salazar, S ^a   Sanchez, L E ^b   Galindo, P ^c   Santa Regina, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Above ground biomass; Allometric method; Castanea sativa; Forest ecosystems; Nutrient storage; Quercus pyrenaica

Indexed keywords

CASTANEA SATIVA; QUERCUS PYRENAICA;

EID: 77954408765     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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