Mean age of carbon in fine roots from temperate forests and grasslands with different management

Fine roots are the most dynamic portion of a plant's root system and a major source of soil organic matter. By altering plant species diversity and composition, soil conditions and nutrient availability, and consequently belowground allocation and dynamics of root carbon (C) inputs, land-use an...

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Main Authors: E. Solly, I. Schöning, S. Boch, J. Müller, S. A. Socher, S. E. Trumbore, M. Schrumpf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-07-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/4833/2013/bg-10-4833-2013.pdf