Estimating herbaceous plant biomass in mountain grasslands: A comparative study using three different methods

Alpine Botany

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-63

  Redjadj, C ^a,b   Duparc, A ^b   Lavorel, S ^c   Grigulis, K ^d   Bonenfant, C ^e   Maillard, D ^a   Said S ^a   Loison, A ^b  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^d UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

3D quadrat; Aboveground biomass; Alpine grassland; BOTANAL visual estimate; Plate meter

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GRASSLAND; HERB; LINEARITY; MOUNTAIN REGION; PLANT COMMUNITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

CHAEROPHYLLUM; DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA;

EID: 84859896653     PISSN: 16642201     EISSN: 1664221X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00035-012-0100-5     Document Type: Article

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