Wood productivity of Prosopis flexuosa D.C. woodlands in the central Monte: Influence of population structure and tree-growth habit

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-13

  Alvarez, J A ^a   Villagra, P E ^a,c   Villalba, R ^a   Cony, M A ^b   Alberto, M ^c  

^a INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CUYO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Growth rate; One versus multi stemmed individuals; Prosopis biomass

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; ARID REGION; BASAL AREA; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; DESERT; DICOTYLEDON; FOREST PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; OVERGRAZING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; WOODLAND;

ARGENTINA; MONTE;

PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS FLEXUOSA;

EID: 77958508491     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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