CO2 enrichment increases carbon and nitrogen input from fine roots in a deciduous forest

New Phytologist

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 837-847

  Iversen, Colleen M ^a   Ledford, Joanne ^b   Norby, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine roots; Root biomass; Root diameter; Root mortality; Root N content; Root turnover; Soil C storage

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FINE ROOT; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PLANTATION; ROOTING; SOIL DEPTH;

LIQUIDAMBAR; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LIQUIDAMBAR; METABOLISM; NORTH AMERICA; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; TREE;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; LIQUIDAMBAR; NITROGEN; NORTH AMERICA; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL; TREES;

EID: 48249105845     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02516.x     Document Type: Article

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