Vertical patterns of fine root biomass, morphology and nitrogen concentration in a subalpine fir-wave forest

Plant and Soil

Volumn 335, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 469-478

  Ugawa, Shin ^a   Miura, Satoru ^a   Iwamoto, Kojiro ^a   Kaneko, Shinji ^a   Fukuda, Kenji ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fine root biomass; Nitrogen concentration; Soil depth; Specific root length; Stand development; Subalpine fir wave forest

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS FOREST; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FINE ROOT; METABOLISM; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PH; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SAPLING; SHALLOW SOIL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL SURFACE; STAND DYNAMICS; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

JAPAN;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA;

EID: 77956885856     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0434-y     Document Type: Article

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