Fine root production and turnover in a Norway spruce stand in northern Sweden: Effects of Nitrogen and Water Manipulation

Abstract

Fine root length production, biomass production, and turnover in forest floor and mineral soil (0-30 cm) layers were studied in relation to irrigated (1) and irrigated-fertilized (IL) treatments in a Norway spruce stand in northern Sweden over a 2-year period. Fine roots (

Keywords

fine roots; forest soil; minirhizotron; nitrogen; Picea abies; turnover; understory vegetation roots

Published in

Ecosystems
2005, volume: 8, number: 2, pages: 191-199

SLU Authors

• Majdi, Hooshang

  • Department of Ecology and Environmental Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Andersson, Pia

  • Department of Soil Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-004-0246-0

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