Nutrient concentrations in fine roots

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 275-280

  Gordon, Wendy S ^a   Jackson, Robert B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C:N:P ratios; Calcium; Carbon; Coniferous vs. broadleaf trees; Fine roots; Magnesium; Nitrogen; Nutrient concentrations and retranslocation; Phosphorus; Potassium

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT; ROOT;

EID: 0033983213     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[0275:NCIFR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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