Response of the fine root system in a Norway spruce stand to 13 years of reduced atmospheric nitrogen and acidity input

Plant and Soil

Volumn 339, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 435-445

  Zang, Ulrich ^a   Lamersdorf, Norbert ^b   Borken, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Fine roots; Norway spruce; Re establishment; Solling roof project

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; EVERGREEN FOREST; FINE ROOT; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOMASS; PHYTOTOXICITY; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL DEPTH; TOPSOIL;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 78651429884     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0598-5     Document Type: Article

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