Further evidence for slow decomposition of very fine roots using two methods: Litterbags and intact cores

Plant and Soil

Volumn 366, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 633-646

  Sun, Tao ^a   Mao, Zijun ^a   Dong, Lili ^a   Hou, Lingling ^a   Song, Yuan ^a   Wang, Xiuwei ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Betula costata; Fine root decomposition; Intact core technique; Litterbag technique; Pinus koraiensis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; FINE ROOT; HETEROGENEITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT LOSS; ROOT SYSTEM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TREE;

BETULA COSTATA; PINUS KORAIENSIS;

EID: 84876449888     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1457-3     Document Type: Article

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