Spatial, seasonal, and annual variation of fine root mass in a forested wetland

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-114

  Jones, Robert H ^a   Henson, Katherine O ^b   Somers, Greg L ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; Floodplain forest; Microtopography; Root screens; Sequential cores; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FINE ROOT; FOREST SOIL; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WETLAND;

ALABAMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034176879     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3088688     Document Type: Article

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