Fine root growth and mortality in different-aged ponderosa pine stands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1797-1806

  Andersen, Chris P ^a   Phillips, Donald L ^a   Rygiewicz, Paul T ^a   Storm, Marjorie J ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; ECOLOGY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

MINIRHIZOTRON TUBES; OLD-GROWTH FORESTS; OLD-GROWTH TREES; PINUS PONDEROSA; ROOT DENSITY; ROOT GROWTH; ROOT PRODUCTION; SINGLE PEAK; TREE AGING; YOUNG TREES;

FORESTRY;

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS TREE; FINE ROOT; GROWTH RESPONSE; MORTALITY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; ROOTING;

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FARM CROPS; FORESTRY;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 47649129915     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-029     Document Type: Article

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