Biomass, Morphology, and Dynamics of the Fine Root System Across a 3,000-M Elevation Gradient on Mt. Kilimanjaro

Biomass, Morphology, and Dynamics of the Fine Root System Across a 3,000-M Elevation Gradient on Mt. Kilimanjaro

Fine roots (≤2 mm) consume a large proportion of photosynthates and thus play a key role in the global carbon cycle, but our knowledge about fine root biomass, production, and turnover across environmental gradients is insufficient, especially in tropical ecosystems. Root system studies along elevat...

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Main Authors: Natalia Sierra Cornejo, Dietrich Hertel, Joscha N. Becker, Andreas Hemp, Christoph Leuschner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
afroalpine heathland
fine root biomass
fine root production
root economics spectrum
root traits
root:shoot ratio
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00013/full

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