Linking root traits to potential growth rate in six temperate tree species

Oecologia

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 34-43

  Comas, L H ^a,b   Bouma, T J ^a,c   Eissenstat, D M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative plant ecology; Phosphorus acquisition strategies; Root efficiency modeling; Root form and function

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS; ROOT SYSTEM; TEMPERATE FOREST;

ACER; FAGACEAE; PINACEAE; QUERCUS; SAPINDACEAE;

EID: 0036936298     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-0922-8     Document Type: Article

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