Measuring and modeling the spectrum of fine-root turnover times in three forests using isotopes, minirhizotrons, and the Radix model

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Gaudinski, Julia B ^a,b,c   Torn, M S ^b   Riley, W J ^b   Dawson, T E ^c   Joslin, J D ^d   Majdi, H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Belowground Forest Research   (Costa Rica)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUXES; CYCLING RATES; FINE ROOT MORTALITY; FINE ROOTS; FINE-ROOT BIOMASS; FINE-ROOT DYNAMICS; ISOTOPIC DATA; MEAN AGES; MINIRHIZOTRONS; MODELING RESULTS; PLANT ECOLOGY; ROOT BIOMASS; ROOT BRANCH; ROOT TURNOVER; SIZE CLASS; TURNOVER TIME;

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; ISOTOPES; LAKES;

FORESTRY;

AGE DETERMINATION; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON FLUX; DIAMETER; FINE ROOT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; ORGANIC MATTER; REACTION RATE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL CARBON; TURNOVER;

EID: 77957692822     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GB003649     Document Type: Article

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