Fine root biomass and turnover in southern taiga estimated by root inclusion nets

Plant and Soil

Volumn 331, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 505-513

  Lukac, Martin ^a   Godbold, Douglas L ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Fine root production; Fine root turnover; Norway spruce

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON CYCLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ROOT; SHRUB; SOIL PROFILE;

CENTRAL FOREST STATE BIOSPHERE RESERVE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TVER;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 77952420843     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-0271-z     Document Type: Article

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