Relationships among root branch order, carbon, and nitrogen in four temperate species

Oecologia

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 302-308

  Pregitzer, Kurt S ^a   Kubiske, Mark E ^b   Yu, Chui Kwan ^c   Hendrick, Ronald L ^d  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Architecture; Fine roots; Nitrogen; Turnover

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; ROOT BRANCHING; ROOT DIAMETER; ROOT LENGTH;

ACER SACCHARUM; ACERACEAE; FAGACEAE; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; FRAXINUS AMERICANA; HYDROPHYLLACEAE; HYDROPHYLLUM CANADENSE; OLEACEAE; VIOLA PUBESCENS; VIOLACEAE;

EID: 0030874445     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050239     Document Type: Article

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