Belowground primary production by carbon isotope decay and long-term root biomass dynamics

Ecosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 139-150

  Milchunas, D G ^a   Lauenroth, W K ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Belowground turnover; Carbon dynamics; Crowns; Decomposition; Isotope methods; Net primary production; Root production; Shortgrass steppe; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; CARBON ISOTOPE; ESTIMATION METHOD; ROOT SYSTEM;

EID: 0035042207     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100210000064     Document Type: Article

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