Water extraction by tree fine roots in the forest floor of a temperate Fagus-Quercus forest

Annales des Sciences Forestieres

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 141-157

  Leuschner, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deciduous forest; Fagus sylvatica; Fine roots; Forest floor; Water content; Water extraction

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT;

GERMANY;

FAGUS; QUERCUS;

EID: 0031960233     PISSN: 00034312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:19980109     Document Type: Article

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