Discrepancy in fine root turnover estimates between diameter-based and branch-order-based approaches: A case study in two temperate tree species

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 575-581

  Sun, Jing jue ^a   Gu, Jia cun ^a   Wang, Zheng quan ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fraxinus mandshurica; Larix gmelinii; minirhizotron; root life span; root longevity; soil monolith

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON BUDGET; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIAMETER; FINE ROOT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LONGEVITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOMASS; SOIL HORIZON; TEMPERATE FOREST; TURNOVER;

EID: 84869413610     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-012-0297-6     Document Type: Article

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