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Biomass structure and net primary production of Siwalik chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.)-mixed broadleaf forest

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Biomass and net primary production of chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.)-mixed broadleaf forest is described. The total forest biomass (about 199 t ha−1) and net primary production (12·4 t ha−1 yr−1) did not reveal marked differences from similar aged central Himalayan chir pine forests. Trees accounted for most of the biomass and net primary production.

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  1. Department of Botany, Kumaun University, 263 002, Naini Tal, India

    B S Rana & S P Singh

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Rana, B.S., Singh, S.P. & Singh, R.P. Biomass structure and net primary production of Siwalik chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.)-mixed broadleaf forest. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 98, 307–316 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053803

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