Variation of carbon age of fine roots in boreal forests determined from 14C measurements

Plant and Soil

Volumn 363, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 77-86

  Sah, S P ^a   Bryant, C L ^b   Leppalammi Kujansuu J ^a   Lohmus K ^c   Ostonen, I ^c   Helmisaari, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Carbon; Pine; Root age; Spruce

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BOREAL FOREST; CELLULOSE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FERTILITY; ROOT; SOIL CARBON; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ESTONIA; FINLAND;

PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84872601723     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1294-4     Document Type: Article

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