Advantages of long-term measurement of fine root demographics with a minirhizotron at two balsam fir sites

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1128-1135

  Krasowski, M J ^a   Lavigne, M B ^b   Olesinski, J ^a   Bernier, P Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES BALSAMEA; ANNUAL PRODUCTION; BALSAM FIR; FINE ROOTS; FIRST YEAR; GREEN RIVER; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; LIFE SPAN; LONG-TERM MEASUREMENTS; MINIRHIZOTRON TUBES; MINIRHIZOTRONS; MONTMORENCY;

CROPS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEMOGRAPHY; FINE ROOT; MORTALITY; PHYTOMASS; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; GREEN RIVER; MONTMORENCY FOREST; QUEBEC [CANADA]; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA;

EID: 77953203943     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-068     Document Type: Article

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