The effect of tree species diversity on fine-root production in a young temperate forest

Oecologia

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1105-1115

  Lei, Pifeng ^a,b   Scherer Lorenzen, Michael ^a   Bauhus, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

BIOTREE; Fine roots; Overyielding; Species diversity; Species richness; Vertical niche differentiation

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DOMINANCE; GROWING SEASON; MONOCULTURE; NICHE PARTITIONING; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESOURCE USE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE FOREST; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE; DOUGLAS FIR; GERMANY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPRUCE; TREE;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE; GERMANY; PICEA; PLANT ROOTS; PSEUDOTSUGA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

ABIES; PICEA ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84864281254     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2259-2     Document Type: Article

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