Above ground dry matter gain and loss in a young mangrove forest in the stand development process: An example in southern Thailand
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This paper introduces an example of the dynamics of living and dead mass analysis of a young natural mangrove stand in southern Thailand over a period of 12 years.
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Tabuchi, R., & Bunyavejchewin, S. (2003). Above ground dry matter gain and loss in a young mangrove forest in the stand development process: An example in southern Thailand. In Y. Ogawa, H. Y. Ogata, Y. Maeno, T. Shimoda, Y. Fujioka, & Y. Fukuda (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop of the JIRCAS International Collaborative Research: Studies on Sustainable Production Systems of Aquatic Animals in Brackish Mangrove Areas , December 2-3, 2002, Penang, Malaysia (pp. 115-119). Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences.
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JIRCAS Working Report;No. 35Related items
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