Environmental Science
8 years ago

Crown diameter key to estimating plant biomass in savannah ecosystems.

African Journal of Ecology
An analysis of structure: biomass structure relationships for characteristic species of the western <scp>K</scp>alahari, <scp>B</scp>otswana
Thoralf Meyer, Paolo D’Odorico, Gregory S. Okin, Herman H. Shugart, K. K. Caylor, F. C. O'Donnell, Abi Bhattachan, Kebonye Dintwe

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