Methods for estimating root biomass and production in forest and woodland ecosystem carbon studies: A review

SD Addo-Danso, CE Prescott, AR Smith - Forest Ecology and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Fine and coarse roots are key contributors to belowground net primary productivity, and play
critical roles in the biogeochemical cycling of forest and woodland ecosystems. Despite their …

Fine-root turnover rates of European forests revisited: an analysis of data from sequential coring and ingrowth cores

I Brunner, MR Bakker, RG Björk, Y Hirano, M Lukac… - Plant and Soil, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background and Aims Forest trees directly contribute to carbon cycling in forest
soils through the turnover of their fine roots. In this study we aimed to calculate root turnover …

[图书][B] Plant roots: the hidden half

A Eshel, T Beeckman - 2013 - books.google.com
The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …

Fine root production and turnover in forest ecosystems in relation to stand and environmental characteristics

L Finér, M Ohashi, K Noguchi, Y Hirano - Forest Ecology and Management, 2011 - Elsevier
The production and turnover of fine roots (diameter⩽ 2mm) contributes significantly to
carbon cycling in forest ecosystems. We compiled an up-to-date global database covering …

Dynamics of fine roots and soil nitrogen in Mangifera indica‐based agroforestry systems in the Central Himalayan region, India

H Karki, K Bargali, SS Bargali - Land Degradation & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study estimated seasonal variations among several parameters of the fine roots and N
dynamics in Mangifera indica‐based agroforestry systems; we examined homegarden (HG) …

Fine root turnover

M Lukac - Measuring Roots: an updated approach, 2012 - Springer
Fine roots constitute an interface between plants and soils and thus play a crucial role in
forest carbon, nutrient and water cycles. Their continuous growth and dieback, often termed …

Pioneer and fibrous root seasonal dynamics of Vitis vinifera L. are affected by biochar application to a low fertility soil: A rhizobox approach

A Montagnoli, S Baronti, D Alberto, D Chiatante… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present work analyzes the impact of biochar-induced modification of soil physico-
chemical properties on intra-annual growth dynamics of pioneer and fibrous grapevine …

Fine root dynamics and associated nutrient flux in Sal dominated forest ecosystems of Central Himalaya, India

R Pandey, SS Bargali, K Bargali, H Karki… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The belowground systems of trees have a major role in forest functioning through absorption
of water and nutrient cycling. This study deals with the fine root dynamics including fine root …

[HTML][HTML] Fine root longevity and carbon input into soil from below-and aboveground litter in climatically contrasting forests

J Leppälammi-Kujansuu, L Aro, M Salemaa… - Forest ecology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The major part of carbon (C) flow into forest soil consists of continually renewed fine roots
and aboveground litterfall. We studied the belowground C input from the fine root litter of …

Improving models of fine root carbon stocks and fluxes in European forests

M Neumann, DL Godbold, Y Hirano… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fine roots and above‐ground litterfall play a pivotal role in carbon dynamics in forests.
Nonetheless, direct estimation of stocks of fine roots remains methodologically challenging …