Aboveground and belowground biomass allocation patterns in two Mediterranean oaks with contrasting leaf habit: an insight into carbon stock in young oak coppices

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 243-252

  Cotillas, Miriam ^a   Espelta, Josep Maria ^a   Sánchez Costa, Elisenda ^a   Sabaté, Santiago ^a,b  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allometry; Biomass allocation; Carbon stock; Coppices; Mediterranean oaks; Quercus cerrioides; Quercus ilex

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COPPICE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS CERRIOIDES; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 84957690778     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-015-0932-9     Document Type: Article

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