Testing the generality of above-ground biomass allometry across plant functional types at the continent scale

Global Change Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 2106-2124

  Paul, Keryn I ^a   Roxburgh, Stephen H ^a   Chave, Jerome ^b   England, Jacqueline R ^a   Zerihun, Ayalsew ^c   Specht, Alison ^d,e   Lewis, Tom ^f   Bennett, Lauren T ^g   Baker, Thomas G ^g   Adams, Mark A ^h   Huxtable, Dan ⁱ   Montagu, Kelvin D ^j   Falster, Daniel S ^k   Feller, Mike ^l   Sochacki, Stan ^m   Ritson, Peter ⁿ   Bastin, Gary ^o   Bartle, John ^p   Wildy, Dan ^q   Hobbs, Trevor ^o   Larmour, John ^a   Waterworth, Rob ^r   Stewart, Hugh T L ^s   Jonson, Justin ^t,u   Forrester, David I ^v   Applegate, Grahame ^f   Mendham, Daniel ^a   Bradford, Matt ^a   O'Grady, Anthony ^a   Green, Daryl ^o   Sudmeyer, Rob ^w   Rance, Stan J ^a   Turner, John ^x   Barton, Craig ^y   Wenk, Elizabeth H ^k   Grove, Tim ^a   Attiwill, Peter M ^z   Pinkard, Elizabeth ^a   Butler, Don ^aa   Brooksbank, Kim ^w   Spencer, Beren ^p   Snowdon, Peter ^a   O'Brien, Nick ^ab   Battaglia, Michael ^a   Cameron, David M ^ac   Hamilton, Steve ^ad   Mcauthur, Geoff ^ae   Sinclair, Jenny ^af   more..

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^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e Domain du Petit Arbois   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

ⁱ Equinox Environmental Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^j Winmalee ^*  (Australia)

^k MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^l UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^m MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁿ FarmWoods   (Australia)

^o Department of Land Resource Management ^*  (Australia)

^p Crop Variety Testing Group   (Australia)

^q Fares Rural Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^r Mullion Group   (Australia)

^s Hugh Stewart Consulting   (Australia)

^t Threshold Environmental   (Australia)

^u UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^v UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^w DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^x Forsci Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^y WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^z UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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^ac SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^ad Hamilton Environmental Services   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Above ground; Density; Destructive; Diameter; Height; Multi stemmed; Shrubs

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; DIAMETER; ECOREGION; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; SHRUB; TREE;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS;

CARBON;

AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM; EUCALYPTUS; FOREST; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT STEM; TREE; WOOD;

AUSTRALIA; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM; EUCALYPTUS; FORESTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT STEMS; TREES; WOOD;

EID: 84962162577     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13201     Document Type: Article

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