Fine root dynamics of trembling aspen in boreal forest and aspen parkland in central Canada

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 710-710

  Pinno, Bradley D ^a   Wilson, Scott D ^a   Steinaker, Diego F ^b   Van Rees, Ken C J ^c   McDonald, Shawn A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuraria   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fine root biomass; Minirhizotron; Populus tremuloides; Root length; Root turnover

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FINE ROOT; ROOT SYSTEM; SUCCESSION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CANADA;

POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 77957735528     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2010035     Document Type: Article

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