Root production is determined by radiation flux in a temperate grassland community

Global Change Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 209-227

  Edwards, Everard J ^a   Benham, David G ^b   Marland, Louise A ^a   Fitter, Alastair H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Belowground net primary production; Grassland; Holcus lanatus; Minirhizotrons; Plantago lanceolata; Received photosynthetically active radiation; Root demography; Root respiration; Root turnover; Shading; Soil warming; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GRASSLAND; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RESPIRATION; ROOT SYSTEM; SHADING; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

HOLCUS LANATUS; LANCEOLATA; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA;

EID: 1642447816     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2004.00729.x     Document Type: Article

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