Distribution of fine-root necromass in a secondary mangrove forest in Trat province, eastern Thailand

ScienceAsia

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-5

  Chalermchatwilai, Buntoon ^a   Poungparn, Sasitorn ^a   Patanaponpaiboon, Pipat ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Fine root mass; Mangrove zonation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955535630     PISSN: 15131874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2011.37.001     Document Type: Article

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