Allocation of biomass and net primary productivity of mangrove forests along environmental gradients in the Florida Coastal Everglades, USA

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 307, Issue , 2013, Pages 226-241

  Castañeda Moya, Edward ^a   Twilley, Robert R ^a   Rivera Monroy, Victor H ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Above and belowground biomass; Florida Coastal Everglades; Mangroves; P availability; Production:biomass ratio; Total net primary productivity

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; FLORIDA; MANGROVES; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; P AVAILABILITIES;

BIOMASS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; RIVERS; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BASIN ANALYSIS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MANGROVE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POREWATER; SOIL PROPERTY; TROPICAL FOREST;

BIOMASS; CARBON; FLOODS; MANGROVE; PRODUCTIVITY; RIVERS; SOIL;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881351377     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.07.011     Document Type: Article

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