Plant Diversity ›› 1997, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (S9): 1-3.

• Articles •    

A STUDY ON BIOMASS OF THE RAVINE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST IN XISHUANGBANNA

DANG Cheng-Lin WU Zhao-Lu ZHANG Qiang   

  1. Institute of Ecology and Geobotany, Yunnan University
  • Online:1997-12-26 Published:1997-12-26

Abstract:

This paper deals with the biomass of the ravine tropicalrain forest at an elevation of 720m(N 22°4/-16/; E 100 ° 32/-44/) in Xishuangbanna. The result showsthat the total biomass is 335.036 t.hm-2 ,of which the tree- layer is 321.185 t.hm-2(95.86%), shrub layer 2.664 t.hm-2(0.80%), herb layer 1.635 t.hm-2/(0.49%), liana 4.078t.hm-2(1.22%), epiphyte 0.092% t.hm-2(0.03% ),litter 5.382 t.hm-2(l1.61%).

Key words: Xishuangbanna, Ravine tropical rain forest, Biomass