Biomass and aboveground net primary production in a subtropical mangrove stand of Kandelia obovata (S., L.) Yong at Manko Wetland, Okinawa, Japan

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 585-599

  Khan, Md Nabiul Islam ^a   Suwa, Rempei ^b   Hagihara, Akio ^b  

^a KHULNA UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allometric relationship; Biomass increment; Fast growing species; Litterfall; Pioneer mangrove; Stem analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956863551     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-009-9136-8     Document Type: Article

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