Influences of canopy photosynthesis and summer rain pulses on root dynamics and soil respiration in a young ponderosa pine forest

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 833-844

  Misson, Laurent ^a   Gershenson, Alexander ^b   Tang, Jianwu ^c   Mckay, Megan ^a   Cheng, Weixin ^b   Goldstein, Allen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine root; Minirhizotron; Photosynthesis; Plant microbes interactions; Rhizosphere; Soil processes

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOREST; GROWTH RESPONSE; MORTALITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ROOT; SEASONALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 33745729856     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.7.833     Document Type: Article

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