No evidence of spatial root system segregation and elevated fine root biomass in multi-species temperate broad-leaved forests

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 941-950

  Meinen, Catharina ^a   Leuschner, Christoph ^a   Ryan, Nicholas T ^b   Hertel, Dietrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Below ground diversity; Complementarity; Fagus; Fraxinus; Mixed stands; Niche partitioning; Overyielding; Tilia

Indexed keywords

BRANCHING PATTERNS; BROAD-LEAVED FORESTS; CLIMATE CONDITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; FINE ROOT DENSITY; FINE ROOT SYSTEMS; FINE ROOTS; FINE-ROOT BIOMASS; MULTI-SPECIES; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOTING PATTERNS; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL VOLUME; SPACE EXPLORATIONS; SPATIAL SEGREGATION; TREE SPECIES;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SOILS; SPACE RESEARCH; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

BIOMASS;

FAGUS; FRAXINUS; MALVACEAE; TILIA;

EID: 76649105759     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-009-0336-x     Document Type: Article

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