Global patterns of root turnover for terrestrial ecosystems

New Phytologist

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-31

  Gill, Richard A ^a   Jackson, Robert B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belowground cycling; Global change; Root production; Root turnover; Terrestrial biomes

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GLOBAL CHANGE; ROOT SYSTEM; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; TURNOVER;

EID: 0033876751     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2000.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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