Fine root mass in relation to soil N supply in a cool temperate forest

Ecological Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 559-562

  Fujimaki, Reiji ^a   Tateno, Ryunosuke ^a   Hirobe, Muneto ^a,b   Tokuchi, Naoko ^a   Takeda, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cool temperate forest; Fine root mass; Forest soils; Nitrification; Nitrogen supply

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FINE ROOT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; TEMPERATE FOREST; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

FAGUS; FAGUS CRENATA; QUERCUS;

EID: 4344697334     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1703.2004.00669.x     Document Type: Review

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