Above- And belowground biomass allocation in Tibetan grasslands

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 177-184

  Yang, Yuanhe ^a   Fang, Jingyun ^a   Ji, Chengjun ^a   Han, Wenxuan ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Isometric allocation; Optimal partitioning; Qinghai Tibetan Plateau; Root:shoot ratio; Vertical distribution

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GRASSLAND; MEADOW; PLATEAU; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NITROGEN; STEPPE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 70249131777     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.05566.x     Document Type: Article

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