Root mass, net primary production and turnover in aspen, jack pine and black spruce forests in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada

Tree Physiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8-9, 1997, Pages 577-587

  Steele, Sarah J ^a,b   Gower, Stith T ^a   Vogel, Jason G ^a   Norman, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Hancock Agricultural Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal forests; BOREAS; Carbon balance; Detritus production; Fine roots; Root turnover; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

ASPEN; BLACK SPRUCE; JACK PINE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ROOT BIOMASS;

CANADA; MANITOBA; SASKATCHEWAN;

PARAGNETINA; PICEA MARIANA; PINACEAE; PINUS BANKSIANA; PINUS MARIANA; POPULUS TREMULA; SALICACEAE; SALIX;

EID: 0030929052     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/17.8-9.577     Document Type: Article

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