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Assessment of Aboveground Biomass Stockpile of Lianas in Three Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest Sites of Southern Coromandel Coast, Peninsular India

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Author Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Botany, Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai – 600 030, Tamil Nadu, India
  • 2 Department of Botany, Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai – 600 030, Tamil Nadu, India

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 5, Issue (9), Pages 8-15, September,10 (2016)

Abstract

It has been recognised that lianas play many roles in forest ecosystem. This study was conducted in three tropical dry evergreen forest sites at southern Coromandel Coast, peninsular India. All lianas &

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