Respiratory costs of woody tissues in a Quercus pyrenaica coppice

Long-term coppicing leads to the development of massive root systems. A disproportionate carbon investment in root maintenance has been pointed as a cause of the widespread decline of abandoned coppices. We aimed at assessing how coppicing has influenced root and shoot development and related carbon...

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Main Authors: Salomón RL, Rodríguez-Calcerrada J, Gil L, Valbuena-Carabaña M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2018-06-01
Series:iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
Subjects:
Oak
Online Access:https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor2599-011