Effects of soil physicochemical properties and stand age on fine root biomass and vertical distribution of plantation forests in the Loess Plateau of China

Ecological Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 827-836

  Chang, Ruiying ^a   Fu, Bojie ^a   Liu, Guohua ^a   Yao, Xueling ^a   Wang, Shuai ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Coefficient of rooting distribution; Constant allocation theory; Dryland forest; Functional balance theory; N concentration of fine roots

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FINE ROOT; INFILTRATION; LEGUME; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROOTING; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; TURNOVER; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 84864387763     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-012-0958-0     Document Type: Article

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