Very fine roots respond to soil depth: Biomass allocation, morphology, and physiology in a broad-leaved temperate forest

Ecological Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-104

  Makita, Naoki ^a,b   Hirano, Yasuhiro ^c,d   Mizoguchi, Takeo ^c   Kominami, Yuji ^c   Dannoura, Masako ^b   Ishii, Hiroaki ^a   Finér, Leena ^e   Kanazawa, Yoichi ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Root distribution; Soil layer; Species specific trait; Specific root length

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; FINE ROOT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; TEMPERATE FOREST; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ILEX; ILEX PEDUNCULOSA; QUERCUS SERRATA;

EID: 78751569719     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-010-0764-5     Document Type: Article

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