Fine root production and litter input: Its effects on soil carbon

Plant and Soil

Volumn 272, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Guo, L B ^a,b   Halliday, M J ^a,b   Siakimotu, S J M ^a,b,c   Gifford, R M ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Research School of Biological Sciences   (Australia)

^c Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry   (Australia)

Author keywords

Austrodanthonia racemosa; Eucalyptus globulus; Fine roots; Pinus radiata; Plantation; Root density; Soil carbon; Themeda triandra

Indexed keywords

FOREST SOIL; ROOT; SOIL CARBON;

AUSTRODANTHONIA; CONIFEROPHYTA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; PINUS RADIATA; THEMEDA AUSTRALIS; THEMEDA TRIANDRA;

EID: 21144432168     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-004-3611-z     Document Type: Article

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