Aboveground biomass in three Sonoran Desert communities: Variability within and among sites using replicated plot harvesting

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1240-1247

  Burquez A ^a   Martinez Yrizar A ^a   Nunez S ^a   Quintero, T ^a   Aparicio, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Allometry; Arid ecosystems; Canopy volume; Carbon stocks; Desertscrub; Thornscrub

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; ARID REGION; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DESERT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HARVESTING; PHYTOMASS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCRUB; SPATIAL VARIATION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

SONORAN DESERT;

EID: 77955173453     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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