Improving the representation of roots in terrestrial models

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 291, Issue , 2014, Pages 193-204

  Smithwick, Erica A H ^a   Lucash, Melissa S ^b   McCormack, M Luke ^c   Sivandran, Gajan ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^d Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation; Carbon; Modeling; Parameterization; Roots; Turnover

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MODELS; PARAMETERIZATION;

ALLOCATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; MODEL PARAMETERIZATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; ROOTS; STRUCTURAL REPRESENTATION; TURNOVER;

ECOLOGY;

CARBON FLUX; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; GLOBAL CHANGE; MYCORRHIZA; PARAMETERIZATION; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE USE; ROOT SYSTEM; TURNOVER;

EID: 84906686929     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.07.023     Document Type: Review

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