Depth of root placement, root size and carbon reserves determine reproduction success of aspen root fragments

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 313, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-90

  Wachowski, Julia ^a   Landhäusser, Simon M ^a   Lieffers, Victor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forest reclamation; Leaf area; Populus tremuloides; Soil temperature; Sucker initiation; Vegetative regeneration

Indexed keywords

REFORESTATION; SOILS;

FOREST RECLAMATION; LEAF AREA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SUCKER INITIATION; VEGETATIVE REGENERATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DICOTYLEDON; DISTURBANCE; FINE ROOT; LAND RECLAMATION; LEAF AREA; REFORESTATION; REGENERATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE USE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 84888409849     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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