Fine root longevity and carbon input into soil from below- and aboveground litter in climatically contrasting forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 326, Issue , 2014, Pages 79-90

  Leppälammi Kujansuu, Jaana ^a   Aro, Lasse ^b   Salemaa, Maija ^b   Hansson, Karna ^c   Kleja, Dan Berggren ^d   Helmisaari, Heljä Sisko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Centre INRA de Nancy   (France)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon flow; Fine root biomass and turnover; Litter production; Minirhizotrons; Picea abies; Understorey

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; DIGITAL STORAGE; ECOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

CARBON FLOW; FINE-ROOT BIOMASS; MINIRHIZOTRONS; PICEA ABIES; UNDERSTOREY;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FOREST LITTER; FORESTRY; PICEA ABIES; PLANTS; PRODUCTION;

EID: 84899784518     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.03.039     Document Type: Article

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