The ecology of a montane grassland in Sri Lanka. VII. Biomass production
| dc.contributor.author | Amarasinghe, L.D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pemadasa, M.A. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-10-05T06:36:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-10-05T06:36:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1983 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Biomass accumulation was studied monthly on 2 montane grasslands in Sri Lanka at 900 m and 560 m alt. from June 1976 to May 1977. The upper site was a dense sward dominated by Cymbopogon nardus (65.4%), Themeda tremula (25.4%) andEulalia trispicata (10.1% of standing crop) and the lower site was a sparse sward dominated by C. nardus (68.6%) and Panicum maximum (13.9%) with somePennisetum polystachyon (7.7%). Total standing crop biomass was higher at the upper site than at the lower site and increased 4-fold at both sites over the years. Productivity estimates were 911.2 g/m² for the upper sites and 679.5 g for the lower site. There was no significant difference in the amount of C. nardus between sites, but the upper site supported a much denser sward of T. tremula accounting for the higher productivity of this site. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Amarasinghe, L. and Pemadasa, M. A. 1983. The ecology of a montane grassland in Sri Lanka. VII. Biomass production. Ceylon Journal of Science, Biological Sciences 16(1 & 2): 15-23. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0069-2379 | |
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| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/9916 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Ceylon Journal of Science, Biological Sciences | en_US |
| dc.title | The ecology of a montane grassland in Sri Lanka. VII. Biomass production | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |