Fine-root mass, growth and nitrogen content for six tropical tree species

Plant and Soil

Volumn 290, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 357-370

  Valverde Barrantes, Oscar J ^a   Raich, James W ^a   Russell, Ann E ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine root biomass; Fine root necromass; Fine root turnover; Root ingrowth; Tropical plantations

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FINE ROOT; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; ROOT SYSTEM; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

HIERONYMA; HYERONIMA ALCHORNEOIDES; PENTACLETHRA MACROLOBA; PINUS PATULA; VIROLA; VIROLA KOSCHNYI; VOCHYSIA FERRUGINEA; VOCHYSIA GUATEMALENSIS;

EID: 33846407974     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-006-9168-2     Document Type: Article

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