Relationships among litterfall, fine-root growth, and soil respiration for five tropical tree species

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1954-1965

  Valverde Barrantes, Oscar J ^a,b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; CORRELATION METHODS; SOIL MECHANICS;

FINE-ROOT PRODUCTION; SOIL RESPIRATION; TROPICAL TREE SPECIES; VARIABILITY OF CARBON (C);

FORESTRY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CHEMICAL MASS BALANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; LITTERFALL; PHYTODETRITUS; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL RESPIRATION;

CARBON; FOREST LITTER; FORESTRY; RESPIRATION; SOIL;

EID: 38148999342     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-057     Document Type: Article

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