1. Large altitudinal increase in tree root/shoot ratio in tropical mountain forests of Ecuador
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Marina Röderstein, Christian Bertsch, Gerald Moser, Dietrich Hertel, and Christoph Leuschner
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0106 biological sciences ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Agroforestry ,Elevation ,chemistry.chemical_element ,15. Life on land ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Tropical rain forest ,Tree root ,Nutrient ,Agronomy ,chemistry ,Shoot ,Environmental science ,Aboveground biomass ,Root shoot ratio ,Carbon ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
Summary Tropical rain forests decrease in tree height and aboveground biomass (AGB) with increasing elevation. The causes of this phenomenon remain insufficiently understood despite a number of explanations proposed including direct or indirect effects of low temperature on carbon acquisition and carbon investment, adverse soil conditions and impaired nutrient supply. For analysing altitudinal patterns of aboveground/belowground carbon partitioning, we measured fine (
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- 2007
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