Which processes drive fine root elongation in a natural mountain forest ecosystem?

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 231-243

  Mao, Zhun ^a,b   Bonis, Marie Laure ^a   Rey, Hervé ^a   Saint André, Laurent ^c,d   Stokes, Alexia ^a   Jourdan, Christophe ^c  

^a UMR AMAP   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UMR ECO SOLS   (France)

^d Centre INRA de Nancy   (France)

Author keywords

Abies alba; altitude; Picea abies; rhizotron; root dynamics

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84879133569     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2013.788567     Document Type: Article

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