Fine root production and turnover of tree and understorey vegetation in Scots pine, silver birch and Norway spruce stands in SW Sweden

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 309, Issue , 2013, Pages 58-65

  Hansson, Karna ^a   Helmisaari, Heljä Sisko ^b   Sah, Shambhu P ^c   Lange, Holger ^d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Carbon; Fine root turnover; Minirhizotron; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris

Indexed keywords

BETULA PENDULA; FINE ROOTS; MINIRHIZOTRONS; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

BIOMASS; CARBON; MINERALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FINE ROOT; HUMUS; LONGEVITY; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOIL HORIZON; TURNOVER; UNDERSTORY;

BETULA VERRUCOSA; BIOMASS; CARBON; FORESTRY; MINERALS; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PLANTS; SOIL;

SWEDEN;

BETULA PENDULA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84884817001     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.01.022     Document Type: Article

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