Distribution, biomass, and dynamics of roots in a revegetated stand of Caragana korshinskii in the Tengger Desert, northwestern China

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-119

  Zhang, Zhi Shan ^a   Li, Xin Rong ^a   Liu, Li Chao ^a   Jia, Rong Liang ^a   Zhang, Jing Guang ^a   Wang, Tao ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Minirhizotrons; Soil core sampling; Soil water content; Trenching; Xero shrub

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARAGANA; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SOIL;

BIOMASS; CARAGANA; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL;

CARAGANA; CARAGANA KORSHINSKII;

EID: 58149333234     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-008-0196-2     Document Type: Article

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