Root dynamics at drained peatland sites of different fertility in southern Finland

Plant and Soil

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-36

  Finér, Leena ^a   Laine, Jukka ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Below ground biomass; Mire; Pinus sylvestris; Production

Indexed keywords

PEATLAND; ROOT BIOMASS; ROOT PRODUCTION; SCOTS PINE; SOIL FERTILITY;

FINLAND;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0031861309     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004373822354     Document Type: Article

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