Estimates of biomass and primary productivity in a high-altitude maple forest of the west central Himalayas
[2008]
Garkoti, S. C.
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Estimates of biomass and primary productivity in a high-altitude maple forest of the west central Himalayas
2008
Garkoti, S. C.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11284-007-0355-2
The paper describes the biomass and productivity of maple (Acer cappadocicum) forest occurring at an altitude of 2,750 m in the west central Himalayas. Total vegetation biomass was 308.3 t ha-¹, of which the tree layer contributed the most, followed by herbs and shrubs. The seasonal forest-floor litter mass varied between 5.4 t ha-¹ (in rainy season) and 6.6 t ha-¹ (in winter season). The annual litter fall was 6.2 t ha-¹, of which leaf litter contributed the largest part (59% of the total litter fall). Net primary productivity of total vegetation was 19.5 t ha-¹ year-¹. The production efficiency of leaves (net primary productivity/leaf mass) was markedly higher (2.9 g g-¹ foliage mass year-¹) than those of the low-altitude forests of the region.
[Production efficiency, Acer, Biomass accumulation ratio (BAR)]
[Ecological research]
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Abstract
The paper describes the biomass and productivity of maple (Acer cappadocicum) forest occurring at an altitude of 2,750 m in the west central Himalayas. Total vegetation biomass was 308.3 t ha-¹, of which the tree layer contributed the most, followed by herbs and shrubs. The seasonal forest-floor litter mass varied between 5.4 t ha-¹ (in rainy season) and 6.6 t ha-¹ (in winter season). The annual litter fall was 6.2 t ha-¹, of which leaf litter contributed the largest part (59% of the total litter fall). Net primary productivity of total vegetation was 19.5 t ha-¹ year-¹. The production efficiency of leaves (net primary productivity/leaf mass) was markedly higher (2.9 g g-¹ foliage mass year-¹) than those of the low-altitude forests of the region.
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Production efficiency
Acer
Biomass accumulation ratio (BAR)
From the journal
Ecological research
ISSN
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0912-3814
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Language
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English
Type
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Journal Article
In AGRIS since
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2013
Volume
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23
Issue
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1
Start Page
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41
End Page
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49
Publisher
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Japan : Springer Japan
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Estimates of biomass and primary productivity in a high-altitude maple forest of the west central Himalayas
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