Low temperature limits of root growth in deciduous and evergreen temperate tree species

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-218

  Alvarez Uria, P ^a,b   Korner C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altitude; Root ecology; Specific root length; Temperature; Treeline

Indexed keywords

BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; LOW TEMPERATURE; SEEDLING; SHOOT GROWTH; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TREELINE;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; ALNUS VIRIDIS; BETULA PENDULA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS CEMBRA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 33947302713     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01231.x     Document Type: Article

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