Root production, turnover and respiration under two grassland types along an altitudinal gradient: Influence of temperature and solar radiation

Oecologia

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 20-30

  Fitter, A H ^a   Graves, J D ^a   Self, G K ^a   Brown, T K ^a   Bogie, D S ^a   Taylor, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Carbon cycle; Minirhizotrons; Root birth; Root death

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT; GRASSLAND; RESPIRATION; ROOT PRODUCTION; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE;

UK, ENGLAND, PENNINES;

FESTUCA OVINA; JUNCUS SQUARROSUS; NARDUS STRICTA;

EID: 0031956706     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050415     Document Type: Article

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