Effect of stand age on fine-root biomass and biomass distribution in three European forest chronosequences

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1617-1625

  Claus, A ^a   George, E ^a,b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE AND ORNAMENTAL CROPS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; HARVESTING; SOILS;

BIOMASS DENSITY; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; FINE-ROOT BIOMASS; FOREST CHRONOSEQUENCES;

FORESTRY;

AGE CLASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS; CHRONOSEQUENCE; FINE ROOT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM;

BIOMASS; FORESTS; HARVESTING; PICEA ABIES; SOIL;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA ABIES; QUERCUS CERRIS;

EID: 27744585994     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-079     Document Type: Article

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