Sampling

Period

Aboveground

Biomass

Belowground

Biomass

Shoot

Density

Blade

Length

Areal

Cover

Months

g dry wt m−2

g dry wt m−2

Shoots m−2

cm

%

2004

June-July

August-September

October-November

109.5 (67.6)

54.6 (48.8)

18.2 (19.8)

110.2 (118.8)

68.7 (58.8)

50.5 (66.0)

297.8 (414.7)

108.2 (282.1)

0.0 (0.0)

34.0 (10.9)

32.3 (7.2)

31.8 (8.4)

44.8 (27.6)

37.6 (31.3)

21.4 (23.3)

2005

June-July

August-September

October-November

52.1 (71.4)

28.8 (48.0)

15.7 (26.6)

142.7 (197.1)

69.0 (101.8)

42.8 (64.0)

494.4 (614.5)

163.4 (220.0)

233.4 (284.4)

32.7 (17.6)

25.9 (14.9)

28.5 (14.7)

36.9 (33.1)

23.1 (35.1)

11.3 (12.9)

2006

June-July

August-September

October-November

11.8 (26.4)

13.7 (21.7)

12.8 (25.4)

55.5 (70.7)

46.5 (112.6)

31.6 (64.7)

170.3 (263.3)

156.0 (311.2)

163.5 (299.4)

22.2 (24.6)

3.7 (9.8)

4.6 (9.8)

23.5 (35.8)

13.5 (20.6)

16.4 (24.0)

2008

June-July

August-September

October-November

22.3 (63.6)

24.7 (39.4)

18.1 (40.6)

72.4 (158.6)

60.9 (89.3)

31.6 (51.8)

241.7 (435.3)

414.2 (570.4)

264.4 (464.6)

28.6 (12.2)

22.4 (13.6)

31.4 (17.7)

22.2 (29.9)

29.6 (36.3)

22.3 (31.1)

2009

June-July

August-September

October-November

15.1 (31.2)

8.0 (17.1)

3.0 (7.2)

43.0 (60.3)

37.2 (51.7)

17.1 (34.5)

346.7 (536.3)

265.0 (406.9)

154.8 (325.0)

22.3 (13.2)

24.5 (11.6)

21.5 (10.8)

31.3 (35.5)

27.2 (34.8)

14.6 (19.0)

2010

June-July

August-September

October-November

13.3 (24.3)

6.6 (15.3)

2.7 (8.0)

32.6 (47.0)

29.6 (52.8)

17.9 (37.5)

664.5 (459.6)

376.9 (379.8)

439.8 (708.3)

22.2 (12.5)

19.9 (10.6)

22.7 (13.4)

28.2 (35.7)

21.0 (34.5)

9.2 (21.0)

2011

June-July

August-September

October-November

7.2 (19.9)

9.4 (37.6)

17.4 (51.0)

21.4 (43.3)

15.7 (37.8)

15.5 (33.4)

157.0 (304.3)

149.4 (443.2)

179.1 (395.8)

25.3 (15.7)

29.1 (12.3)

31.5 (13.3)

19.7 (30.0)

17.9 (32.9)

16.1 (30.3)

2012

June-July

August-September

October-November

21.4 (38.8)

9.7 (25.4)

5.6 (14.0)

27.3 (47.2)

15.2 (34.1)

17.3 (36.6)

327.0 (575.1)

138.7 (344.6)

158.5 (387.3)

24.5 (9.7)

20.1 (7.6)

21.2 (8.1)

22.7 (33.6)

13.7 (28.2)

10.3 (23.7)

2013

June-July

August-September

October-November

21.3 (49.0)

8.1 (31.3)

9.2 (27.9)

16.7 (46.6)

7.8 (21.9)

15.2 (35.5)

195.3 (483.6)

120.3 (322.6)

117.5 (328.7)

22.6 (10.5)

20.6 (11.2)

23.1 (8.7)

15.8 (28.8)

9.9 (22.4)

12.4 (27.0)