Fine root dynamics and turnover rate in an Asia white birch forest of Donglingshan Mountain, China

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 765-773

  Xiao, Chun Wang ^a   Sang, Wei Guo ^a   Wang, Ren Zhong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Betula platyphylla; Fine root mass; Mortality; Production; Turnover rate

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; SOIL SURVEYS;

FINE ROOT MASS; TURNOVER RATE;

FORESTRY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; CARBON BUDGET; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FINE ROOT; MONTANE FOREST; MORTALITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; TURNOVER;

BETULA PLATYPHYLLA; BIOMASS; CLIMATES; FORESTRY; SOIL;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; DONGLING MOUNTAIN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XISHAN;

BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PLATYPHYLLA;

EID: 39049143862     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.09.062     Document Type: Article

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