A 15N tracer technique for assessing fine root production and mortality

Oecologia

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 300-304

  Hendricks, Joseph J ^a,c   Nadelhoffer, Knute J ^b   Aber, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

15N; Fine roots; Methodology; Mortality; Production

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030727739     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050312     Document Type: Article

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