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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-07-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/4833/2013/bg-10-4833-2013.pdf |