Root respiration data and minirhizotron observations conflict with root turnover estimates from sequential soil coring

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 299-303

  Majdi, Hooshang ^a   Nylund, Jan Erik ^a   Ågren, Göran I ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon budget; Longevity; Minirhizotron; Respiration; Soil cores; Turnover

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; SWEDEN;

CONIFEROUS FORESTS; FINE ROOTS; MINIRHIZOTRON;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; SOFTWOODS; SWEDEN;

PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 36649015972     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580701346353     Document Type: Article

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