Patterns of above- and belowground biomass allocation in China's grasslands: Evidence from individual-level observations

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 851-857

  Wang, Liang ^a   Niu, Ke Chang ^a   Yang, Yuan He ^a   Zhou, Peng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

aboveground biomass; allometry; alpine grassland; belowground biomass; Inner Mongolia; isometric relationship; root: shoot ratio; temperate grassland; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHINA; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; POACEAE;

BIOMASS; CHINA; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; POACEAE;

EID: 77955522803     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-010-4027-z     Document Type: Article

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