Fine root biomass and morphology of Pinus densiflora under competitive stress by Chamaecyparis obtusa

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 185-189

  Fujii, Saori ^a,b   Kasuya, Nobuhiko ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Competition; Fine roots; Japanese red pine; Root biomass; Root morphology

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FINE ROOTS; ROOT BIOMASS; ROOT MORPHOLOGY;

BIOMASS;

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FINE ROOT; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MIXED FOREST; MORPHOLOGY; ROOT COMPETITION;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; PINUS DENSIFLORA; ROOTS;

CHAMAECYPARIS; CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA; CUPRESSUS; PINUS DENSIFLORA; PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 43049179355     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-008-0063-y     Document Type: Article

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