Mixing Eucalyptus and Acacia trees leads to fine root over-yielding and vertical segregation between species

Oecologia

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 903-913

  Laclau, Jean Paul ^a,b   Nouvellon, Yann ^a,c   Reine, Caroline ^d   Gonçalves, José Leonardo de Moraes ^c   Krushe, Alex Vladimir ^c   Jourdan, Christophe ^a   le Maire, Guerric ^a   Bouillet, Jean Pierre ^a,c  

^a UMR ECO SOLS   (France)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Acacia; Biomass; Competition; Diversity; Eucalyptus; Facilitation; Forest; Niche; Productivity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; EVERGREEN TREE; FACILITATION; FINE ROOT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; LEGUME; PHYTOMASS; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STAND STRUCTURE; TROPICAL FOREST;

ACACIA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; EUCALYPTUS; PLANT ROOT;

ACACIA; BIOMASS; EUCALYPTUS; PLANT ROOTS;

BRAZIL;

ACACIA; ACACIA MANGIUM; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 84878995282     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2526-2     Document Type: Article

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