@article{fdi:010040889,
  title = {{B}iomass and litterfall in a native lowland rainforest : {M}arelongue {R}eserve, {L}a {R}eunion island, {I}ndian {O}cean},
  author = {{K}irman, {S}. and {S}trasberg, {D}. and {G}rondin, {V}. and {C}olin, {F}abrice and {G}illes, {J}. and {M}eunier, {J}. {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{L}a {R}eunion {I}sland ({I}ndian {O}cean) is one of the tropical oceanic islands that exhibits a lowland forest still not destroyed by human activities and by introduced species. {I}n order to protect and conserve native intact habitats, information concerning their functioning is needed. {W}e measure the biomass and litterfall of the {M}arelongue {R}eserve lowland rainforest on a permanent plot and examine what is the part played by the different species as well as the role of seasonality and cyclones. {T}he total biomass estimated at 535 t/ha is relatively consistent with biomasses measured in other tropical forests. {O}ver 92% of the biomass is due to 10 species only. {T}he annual fine litterfall, measured at 7.6 t/ha during the two studied years, is similar to annual litterfall measured in similar ecosystems and is strongly affected by cyclones. {T}he litterfall seasonality seemed to be linked to temperature fluctuations, rather than to either of the other two studied climatic factors (rainfall and wind speed). {T}he results of this study will define valuable basic information for conservation and management of fragmented rainforest remnants.},
  keywords = {biomass ; litterfall ; lowland rainforest ; tropical oceanic island ; {L}a {R}eunion},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}orest {E}cology and {M}anagement},
  volume = {252},
  numero = {1-3},
  pages = {257--266},
  ISSN = {0378-1127},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.foreco.2007.06.041},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040889},
}