canopy area was generally a suitable estimator of dry biomass components in desert shrubs.

Claim · model-written summary

canopy area was generally a suitable estimator of dry biomass components in desert shrubs.

Taxon

desert shrubse0

Organ / stage

foliage, living and dead stems and rootse0

Outcome

dry weight of foliage, living and dead stems and rootse0

Comparator

canopy areae0

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Verbatim

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“Regression analyses were used to estimate the dry weight of foliage, living and dead stems and roots from canopy area and volume for eight desert shrubs. The results show that volume and canopy area are generally suitable estimators.”