Estimating the mass density of fine roots of trees for minirhizotron-based estimates of productivity

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1708-1713

  Bernier, Pierre Y ^a   Robitaille, Gilles ^a   Rioux, Danny ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON; CELLS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTIVITY; SAMPLING; SOILS;

CARBON BUDGET; MASS DENSITY; MINIRHIZOTRONS; SAMPLING STRATEGIES;

FORESTRY;

BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; CARBON BUDGET; FINE ROOT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TREE;

BUDGETING; CARBON; CELL WALLS; FORESTRY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTIVITY; SAMPLING; SEEDLINGS; SOIL;

EID: 27744545236     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-099     Document Type: Article

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