Fine root dynamics and soil carbon accretion under thinned and un-thinned Cupressus lusitanica stands in, Southern Ethiopia

Plant and Soil

Volumn 366, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 261-271

  Asaye, Zeleke ^a   Zewdie, Solomon ^b  

^a Oromiya Agricultural Research Institute   (Ethiopia)

^b HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Cupressus lusitanica; Fine root; Production; Soil carbon accretion; Thinning; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FINE ROOT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL CARBON; STAND DYNAMICS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; THINNING; TURNOVER; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ETHIOPIA;

CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS LUSITANICA;

EID: 84876449206     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1420-3     Document Type: Article

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