Nutrient and water availability alter belowground patterns of biomass allocation, carbon partitioning, and ectomycorrhizal abundance in Betula nigra

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 525-533

  Kleczewski, Nathan M ^a,c   Herms, Daniel A ^b   Bonello, Pierluigi ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Growth differentiation balance hypothesis; Optimal allocation theory; Phenotypic plasticity; Root:shoot ratio; Secondary metabolism; Stress tolerance; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; GROWTH-DIFFERENTIATION BALANCE HYPOTHESIS; OPTIMAL ALLOCATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; ROOT:SHOOT RATIO; SECONDARY METABOLISM; STRESS TOLERANCE; WATER STRESS;

BIOMASS; CARBON; DROUGHT; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; METABOLISM; NUTRIENTS; SUGARS;

PHENOLS;

AUTOMATIC CONTROL; BETULA NIGRA; BIOMASS; CARBON; DROUGHT; ECOLOGY; GROWTH; METABOLISM; NUTRIENTS; PHENOLS; PLASTICITY; STRESSES; SUGARS;

BETULA NIGRA; FUNGI;

EID: 84858286842     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-011-0613-3     Document Type: Article

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