Fine-root biomass, production and turnover of trees in relations to environmental conditions

Forest Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 566-573

  Zhang, Xiao Quan ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass; Environment factors; Fine root; Production; Turnover

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON BALANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PRODUCTIVITY; ROOT; TURNOVER;

EID: 0035497413     PISSN: 10011498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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