Fine root dynamics with stand development in the boreal forest

Functional Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 991-998

  Yuan, Z Y ^a   Chen, Han Y H ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Fine roots; Fire; Ingrowth soil cores; Production; Secondary forest succession; Sequential soil cores; Soil nutrients; Turnover rate

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BOREAL FOREST; CHRONOSEQUENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FINE ROOT; FOREST FIRE; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SOIL NUTRIENT; STAND DYNAMICS;

EID: 84864022199     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02007.x     Document Type: Article

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