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The observations on net above-ground biomass and production in a large protected area of monsoonal vegetation at Jodhpur (India) are presented in this paper. With the start of the monsoon (July–August) a distinct increase in biomass was noted and by winter (November–December), the biomass, decreased as there was hardly any moisture in the soil. The ephemerals, especially some of the grasses form the bulk of biomass in the total make-up. The biomass and production appeared to be closely related in the monsoonal vegetation of this area. The maximum biomass value (360.5 g/m2) was observed in the month of September, decreasing thereafter.
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Harsh, L.N., Sen, D.N. Net above-ground biomass and production in the monsoonal vegetation at Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. Folia geobot. phytotax. 10, 211–215 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02852866
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