Stand fine root biomass and fine root morphology in old-growth beech forests as a function of precipitation and soil fertility

Plant and Soil

Volumn 258, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-56

  Leuschner, Christoph ^a   Hertel, Dietrich ^a   Schmid, Iris ^a   Koch, Oliver ^a   Muhs, Annette ^a   Hölscher, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fagus sylvatica; Fine root area index; Old growth forest; Root necromass; Root specific surface area; Root tip frequency; Soil acidity; Soil coring

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FINE ROOT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL FERTILITY;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 2542433526     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PLSO.0000016508.20173.80     Document Type: Article

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