Root biomass of a dry deciduous tropical forest in Mexico

Autor:	Jochen Kummerow, J. Castellanos, M. Maass
Rok vydání:	1991
Předmět:	Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests Biomass (ecology) Deciduous Agronomy Liana Botany Soil Science Plant Science Precipitation Biology Tropical forest Basal area Woody plant
Zdroj:	Plant and Soil. 131:225-228
ISSN:	1573-5036 0032-079X
DOI:	10.1007/bf00009452
Popis:	The deciduous tropical dry forest at Chamela (Jalisco, Mexico) occurs in a seasonal climate with eight rainless (November through June) and four wet months (700 mm annual precipitation). The forest reaches a mean height of 10 m. Tree density in the research area was 4700 trees per ha with a basal area at breast height of 23 m2 per ha. The above-and below-ground biomass of trees, shrubs, and lianas was 73.6 Mg ha−1 and 31 Mg ha−1, respectively. A root:shoot biomass ratio of 0.42 was calculated. Nearly two thirds of all roots occur in the 0–20 cm soil layer and 29% of all roots have a diameter of less than 5 mm.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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