Analyzing relationships among water uptake patterns, rootlet biomass distribution and soil water content profile in a subalpine shrubland using water isotopes

European Journal of Soil Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 380-386

  Liu, Yuhong ^a   Xu, Zhen ^b   Duffy, Rodney ^a   Chen, Wenlian ^c   An, Shuqing ^d   Liu, Shirong ^e   Liu, Fude ^f  

^a YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^b State Power Environmental Protection Research Institute   (China)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE   (China)

^d NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^f Water Resources Research Institute of Shandong Province   (China)

Author keywords

Plant water relationships; Soil water; Stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopes; Stem water

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS AQUIFOLIOIDES; SALIX;

EID: 80053914430     PISSN: 11645563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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