Annual and seasonal changes in fine root biomass of a Quercus ilex L. forest

Plant and Soil

Volumn 230, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 125-134

  Lopez B ^a,b,c   Sabate S ^a,b   Gracia, C A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CREAF   (Spain)

^c CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Fine root biomass; Fine root mortality; Fine root production; Holm oak; Minirhizotron; Quercus ilex L.

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; FINE ROOT; FOREST SOIL; MORTALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

SPAIN;

EID: 0035057955     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004824719377     Document Type: Conference Paper

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