Maximum rooting depth of vegetation types at the global scale

Oecologia

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 583-595

  Canadell, J ^a   Jackson, R B ^b   Ehleringer, J R ^c   Mooney, H A ^a   Sala, O E ^d   Schulze, E D ^e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomes; Deep roots function; Plant forms; Root depth; Terrestrial vegetation

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GRASSLAND; ROOTING DEPTH; SAVANNA; SCLEROPHYLLOUS SHRUBLAND; TERRESTRIAL VEGETATION; TUNDRA;

EID: 0030301671     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00329030     Document Type: Article

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