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Patterns of root respiration rates and morphological traits in 13 tree species in a tropical forest.
Tree physiology - 1 Mar 2012
Makita Naoki, Kosugi Yoshiko, Dannoura Masako, Takanashi Satoru, Niiyama Kaoru, Kassim Abd Rahman, Nik Abdul Rahim
Abstract excerpt
The root systems of forest trees are composed of different diameters and heterogeneous physiological traits. However, the pattern of root respiration rates from finer and coarser roots across various tropical species remains unknown. To clarify how respiration is related to the morphological traits of roots, we evaluated specific root respiration and its relationships to mean root diameter (D) of various diameter...
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