Total belowground carbon allocation in a fast-growing Eucalyptus plantation estimated using a carbon balance approach

Ecosystems

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 487-499

  Giardina, Christian P ^a,d   Ryan, Michael G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

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

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Belowground carbon allocation; Carbon budget; Carbon sequestration; Ecosystem respiration; Fine root production; Litterfall; Mycorrhizae; Root respiration; Soil carbon; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; CARBON; CARBON BALANCE; PLANTATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS SALIGNA;

EID: 0036704648     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-002-0130-8     Document Type: Article

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