Estimation of the biomass of fine roots and mycorrhizal fungi: A case study in a Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) stand

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-225

  Satomura, Takami ^a,b   Nakatsubo, Takayuki ^a   Horikoshi, Takao ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon cycling; Ectomycorrhiza; Ergosterol; Fine root; Fungal biomass

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; FUNGI; ORGANIC MINERALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

CARBON CYCLING; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; ERGOSTEROL; FINE ROOT;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; FUNGI; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PLANTS; SOIL;

FUNGI; PINUS DENSIFLORA; PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 4043115464     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-002-0023-x     Document Type: Article

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