Fine root dynamics and morphological traits in tropical forest ecosystems

Thesis

A major challenge in tropical belowground carbon allocation ecology is to understand how fine root dynamics and traits change across different ecosystems and environmental gradients. This study examines the spatial variation of fine root carbon stock, productivity, fractional carbon allocation of total productivity to the fine roots, and residence time across pantropical forest types. At a regional scale, this thesis investigates the vertical distribution and seasonal variation of fine roo...

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Authors: Huaraca Huasco, W

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: residence time; productivity; allocation; biomass; fine root morphological traits; Fine roots
• Subjects: Belowground carbon dynamics