Biomass production, foliar and root characteristics and nutrient accumulation in young silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) stand growing on abandoned agricultural land

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 495-506

  Uri, Veiko ^a   Lõhmus, Krista ^b   Ostonen, Ivika ^b   Tullus, Hardi ^a   Lastik, Renal ^a   Vildo, Merit ^a  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Below ground biomass; Betula pendula; Biomass production; Foliar characteristics; NP retranslocation; NPK use

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FINE ROOT; LEAF AREA INDEX; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 34648814218     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-007-0171-9     Document Type: Article

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