Composition, biomass and structure of mangroves within the Zambezi River Delta

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 173-186

  Trettin, Carl C ^a   Stringer, Christina E ^a   Zarnoch, Stanley J ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest inventory; Mangrove biomass; Zambezi River Delta

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; BASAL AREA; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; MANGROVE; REMOTE SENSING; SPECIES INVENTORY; STAND STRUCTURE;

MOZAMBIQUE; ZAMBEZI DELTA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84946127460     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: 15729834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-015-9465-8     Document Type: Article

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