Fine root turnover and litter production of Norway spruce in a long-term temperature and nutrient manipulation experiment

Plant and Soil

Volumn 374, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 73-88

  Leppälammi Kujansuu, Jaana ^a   Salemaa, Maija ^b   Kleja, Dan Berggren ^c   Linder, Sune ^c   Helmisaari, Heljä Sisko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fine root longevity; Litter production; Long term fertilization; Long term soil warming; Minirhizotron; Picea abies; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FINE ROOT; FOLIAGE; FOREST SOIL; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LITTER; LONGEVITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL; TURNOVER;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84890862005     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1853-3     Document Type: Article

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