Fine root production and turnover in Brazilian Eucalyptus plantations under contrasting nitrogen fertilization regimes

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 396-404

  Jourdan, C ^a   Silva, E V ^b   Goncalves J L M ^b   Ranger, J ^c   Moreira, R M ^b   Laclau, J P ^a,b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Centre INRA de Nancy   (France)

Author keywords

Biomass; Brazil; Eucalypts; Fertilizer; Ingrowth cores; N; Necromass; Roots; Sequential soil coring

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MICROFLUIDICS; NITROGEN;

BRAZILIAN EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPT PLANTATIONS; IN ORDER; N FERTILIZATION; NITROGEN FERTILIZATION; ROOT PRODUCTION; SOIL CORING; TREE COMPONENTS;

NONMETALS;

BASAL AREA; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FINE ROOT; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SAMPLING; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL WATER; TROPICAL FOREST; TURNOVER; WATER CONTENT;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 46049083557     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.04.034     Document Type: Article

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