Effects of long-term temperature and nutrient manipulation on Norway spruce fine roots and mycelia production

Plant and Soil

Volumn 366, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 287-303

  Leppalammi Kujansuu J ^a   Ostonen, I ^b   Stromgren M ^c   Nilsson, L O ^d,e   Kleja, D B ^c   Sah, S P ^f   Helmisaari, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^f FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ectomycorrhiza (EcM); Fine roots; Long term fertilization; Long term soil warming; Mycelia; Root morphology

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON BALANCE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FINE ROOT; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPORE; WARMING;

SWEDEN;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84876439865     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1431-0     Document Type: Article

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