A plane intersect method for estimating fine root productivity of trees from minirhizotron images

Plant and Soil

Volumn 265, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 165-173

  Bernier, Pierre Y ^a   Robitaille, Gilles ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balsam fir; Belowground productivity; Black spruce; Root turnover; Sugar maple

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FINE ROOT;

ABIES BALSAMEA; ACER SACCHARUM; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 14744271879     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-0056-y     Document Type: Article

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