Estimation of fine root production in coniferous forests in Japan

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 197-202

  Kasuya, Nobuhiko ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ecosystem; Ingrowth; Root free soil core; Soil micromorphology; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032368794     PISSN: 00213551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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