Fine root biomass in a beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) stand on Paiko Mountain, NW Greece

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 381-385

  Zerva, Argyro ^a   Halyvopoulos, Georgios ^a   Radoglou, Kalliopi ^a,b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fagus sylvatica; Fine root biomass; Soil core method

Indexed keywords

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA;

EID: 49549104911     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500802150977     Document Type: Article

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