Longevity and turnover of roots in the shortgrass steppe: Influence of diameter and depth

Plant Ecology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 241-251

  Gill, Richard A ^a   Burke, Ingrid C ^b   Lauenroth, William K ^b   Milchunas, Daniel G ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Bouteloua gracilis; Minirhizotron; Root dynamics; Root mortality; Rooting profiles

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; ROOT SYSTEM; TURNOVER;

UNITED STATES;

BOUTELOUA; BOUTELOUA GRACILIS;

EID: 0036275647     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015529507670     Document Type: Article

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