Fine root heterogeneity by branch order: Exploring the discrepancy in root turnover estimates between minirhizotron and carbon isotopic methods

New Phytologist

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 443-456

  Guo, Dali ^a   Li, Harbin ^b   Mitchell, Robert J ^c   Han, Wenxuan ^a   Hendricks, Joseph J ^d   Fahey, Timothy J ^e   Hendrick, Ronald L ^f  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotope; Ecosystem carbon balance; Fine roots; Minirhizotron; Root branch order; Root longevity; Root turnover

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

CARBON BALANCE; CARBON ISOTOPE; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FINE ROOT; GUILD; HETEROGENEITY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LONGEVITY; SAMPLING BIAS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT ROOT;

CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS;

EID: 37349115230     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02242.x     Document Type: Article

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