Rooting depths, lateral root spreads and below-ground/above-ground allometries of plants in water-limited ecosystems

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 480-494

  Schenk, H Jochen ^a,b   Jackson, Robert B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Plant growth forms; Potential evapotranspiration; Precipitation; Root systems

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; GROWTH FORM; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; ROOT SYSTEM; WATER STRESS;

POACEAE;

EID: 0036273387     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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