ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS AND LEAF AREA INDEX OF <i>ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS</i> L. IN A SEMIR-ARID SCRUB

Authors

  • Julia Martínez Fernández
  • José Martínez Fernández
  • M.A. Romero Díaz
  • F. López Bermúdez
  • F. Belmonte Serrato
Keywords: <i>Rosmarinus officinalis</i> L., above-ground biomass, leaf area index, semi-arid environment

Abstract

Several parameters (above ground biomass and Leaf Area Index) of Rosmarinus officinalis L., one of the most representative species of the Mediterranean matorral, has been studied in the El Ardal Experimental Field, under the MEDALUS (Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use) project, from the European Community. Allometric relationships between above-ground biomass and biovolume, which have been used to estimate average biomass in the matorral. Leaf Area Index has been calculated using leaf weight/leaf area and leaf weight/total weight relationships. Results show values (836.2 g.m-2 of biomass) far from the general range raported in othe semi-arid Mediterranean scrublands, what might be partially explained by the existence of hydric compensation mechanisms.

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Author Biographies

Julia Martínez Fernández

Universidad de Murcia

José Martínez Fernández

Universidad de Murcia

M.A. Romero Díaz

Universidad de Murcia

F. López Bermúdez

Universidad de Murcia

F. Belmonte Serrato

Universidad de Murcia
How to Cite
Martínez Fernández, J., Martínez Fernández, J., Romero Díaz, M., López Bermúdez, F., & Belmonte Serrato, F. (1996). ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS AND LEAF AREA INDEX OF <i>ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS</i> L. IN A SEMIR-ARID SCRUB. Anales de Biología, (21), 83–92. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesbio/article/view/32161
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Biología ambiental

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