Dynamics of fine roots in five Chinese temperate forests

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 497-507

  Quan, Xiankuai ^a   Wang, Chuankuan ^a   Zhang, Quanzhi ^a   Wang, Xingchang ^a   Luo, Yiqi ^b   Bond Lamberty, Ben ^c  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Minirhizotron; Root biomass; Root mortality; Root production; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SEASON; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TREE;

CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; PLANT ROOTS; SEASONS; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; TREES; WATER;

LARIX; PINUS KORAIENSIS; QUERCUS MONGOLICA;

EID: 77953957976     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-010-0322-9     Document Type: Article

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