A global analysis of root distributions for terrestrial biomes
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Summary
Rooting patterns for terrestrial biomes are analyzed and distributions for various plant functional groups are compared and the merits and possible shortcomings of the analysis are discussed in the context of root biomass and root functioning.
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- review
- Published
- 1996-11-01
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- 2,803
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Keywords
Tundra, Biome, Evergreen, Shrubland, Terrestrial ecosystem
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