Moderate drought alters biomass and depth distribution of fine roots in Norway spruce

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Konôpka ◽  
M. Lukac
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Fine Roots ◽  
Depth Distribution ◽  
Moderate Drought

scholarly journals Amounts of carbon mineralised and leached as DOC during decomposition of Norway spruce needles and fine roots

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karna Hansson ◽  
Dan Berggren Kleja ◽  
Karsten Kalbitz ◽  
Hanna Larsson
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Fine Roots ◽  
Spruce Needles

scholarly journals Differences in fine root traits between Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) – A case study in the Kysucké Beskydy Mts

2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (No. 12) ◽  
pp. 556-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Konôpka
Keyword(s):  
Picea Abies ◽  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Fagus Sylvatica ◽  
Seasonal Dynamics ◽  
Fine Roots ◽  
Fine Root ◽  
Root Traits ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Root Turnover ◽  
Mortality Ratio

Interspecific comparisons of the fine root “behaviour” under stressful situations may answer questions related to resistance to changing environmental conditions in the particular tree species. Our study was focused on Norway spruce (<I>Picea abies</I> [L.] Karst.) and European beech (<I>Fagus sylvatica</I> L.) grown in an acidic soil where acidity was caused by past air pollution in the Kysucké Beskydy Mts., North-Western Slovakia. Between April and October 2006, the following fine root traits were studied: biomass and necromass seasonal dynamics, vertical distribution, production, mortality, fine root turnover and production to mortality ratio. Sequential soil coring was repeatedly implemented in April, June, July, September, and October including the soil layers of 0–5, 5–15, 15–25, and 25–35 cm. Results indicated that spruce had a lower standing stock of fine roots than beech, and fine roots of spruce were more superficially distributed than those of beech. Furthermore, we estimated higher seasonal dynamics and also higher turnover of fine roots in spruce than in beech. The production to mortality ratio was higher in beech than in spruce, which was hypothetically explained as the effect of drought episodes that occurred in July and August. The results suggested that the beech root system could resist a physiological stress better than that of spruce. This conclusion was supported by different vertical distributions of fine roots in spruce and beech stands.

Norway Spruce Fine Roots and Fungal Hyphae Grow Deeper in Forest Soils After Extended Drought

2017 ◽  
pp. 123-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella Børja ◽  
Douglas L. Godbold ◽  
Jan Světlík ◽  
Nina E. Nagy ◽  
Roman Gebauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Forest Soils ◽  
Fine Roots ◽  
Fungal Hyphae

Seasonal dynamics of δ13C of C-rich fractions fromPicea abies(Norway spruce) andFagus sylvatica(European beech) fine roots

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 2004-2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex M. Paya ◽  
Thorsten E. E. Grams ◽  
Taryn L. Bauerle
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Seasonal Dynamics ◽  
Fine Roots ◽  
European Beech

Effects of frozen soil on growth and longevity of fine roots of Norway spruce

2014 ◽  
Vol 313 ◽  
pp. 112-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tapani Repo ◽  
Seija Sirkiä ◽  
Jaakko Heinonen ◽  
Aurore Lavigné ◽  
Marja Roitto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Fine Roots ◽  
Frozen Soil

Biomass, morphology and nutrient contents of fine roots in four Norway spruce stands

2007 ◽  
Vol 292 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 79-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Werner Borken ◽  
Guido Kossmann ◽  
Egbert Matzner
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Fine Roots ◽  
Nutrient Contents ◽  
Spruce Stands
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