Author:
Clough B. F.,Dixon P.,Dalhaus O.
Abstract
A procedure is described for obtaining allometric relationships between stem
diameter and above-ground biomass for multi-stemmed trees of the mangroves
Rhizophora stylosa and
Avicennia marina. The procedure treats each stem as
discrete tree that shares a proportion of the butt and other elements common
to all stems. Linear log–log relationships were obtained between stem
diameter and the dry weights of each above-ground component. Allometric
relationships between stem diameter and total above-ground biomass were
similar to those for single-stemmed trees in north-eastern Australia, but
multi-stemmed trees on the west coast had much greater proportion of their
biomass in the form of prop roots than single-stemmed trees of comparable stem
diameter on the north-eastern coast. This is attributed to the arid
environment on the north-western coast of Australia.
Subject
Plant Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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