Fine root branch orders respond differentially to carbon source-sink manipulations in a longleaf pine forest

Oecologia

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 450-457

  Guo, Dali L ^a   Mitchell, Robert J ^a   Hendricks, Joseph J ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Pinus palustris; Root architecture; Root biomass; Total non structural carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; FINE ROOT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ROOT ARCHITECTURE;

PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 4344561901     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1596-1     Document Type: Article

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