Allometric relationships for volume and biomass for stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) in Italian coastal stands

IForest

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 331-335

  Cutini, Andrea ^a   Chianucci, Francesco ^a   Manetti, Maria Chiara ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Allometric equations; Belowground biomass; Biomass expansion factor; Carbon stocks

Indexed keywords

PINUS CEMBROIDES; PINUS PINEA;

EID: 84887264101     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19717458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3832/ifor0941-006     Document Type: Article

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