Horizontal and vertical distribution of root absorption zones of four common grass species in a mountain grassland

New Phytologist

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 303-312

  Pecháčková, Sylvie ^a   Albrechtová, Marie ^a   Hadincová, Věra ^a   Krahulec, František ^a   Herben, Tomáš ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Interaction range; Non radioactive tracer; Spatial patterns; Strontium; Uptake; Weighted average

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; GRASS; GRASSLAND; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ROOT SYSTEM; STRONTIUM; TRACER;

ANTHOXANTHUM; DESCHAMPSIA; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; FESTUCA; FESTUCA RUBRA; NARDUS; NARDUS STRICTA;

EID: 0346333417     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00909.x     Document Type: Article

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