Above- and belowground biomass and net primary production in a cool-temperate deciduous forest in relation to topographical changes in soil nitrogen

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 297-306

  Tateno, Ryunosuke ^a   Hishi, Takuo ^a   Takeda, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allocation pattern; Beech forest; Fine root; Nitrogen availability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; SOILS;

DECIDUOUS FOREST; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION (NPP);

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOIL NITROGEN; TOPOGRAPHY;

BIOMASS; CARBON; FOREST LITTER; FORESTS; SOIL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

FAGUS;

EID: 2342636544     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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