Multi-year throughfall reduction enhanced the growth and non-structural carbohydrate storage of roots at the expenses of above-ground growth in a warm-temperate natural oak forest

• Published in: Forest ecosystems Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 100118 - 367
• Main Authors: Liu, Cuiju, Chen, Zhicheng, Liu, Shirong, Cao, Kunfang, Niu, Baoliang, Liu, Xiaojing, Gao, Xiaomin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 2023; Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment,National Forestry and Grassland Administration,Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute,Chinese Academy of Forestry,Beijing,100091,China; Henan Baotianman Nature Reserve Administration,Neixiang,474350,China; Baotianman Forest Ecosystem Research Station,Nanyang,473000,China%Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation,College of Forestry,Guangxi University,Nanning,530004,China%Baotianman Forest Ecosystem Research Station,Nanyang,473000,China; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: Carbon allocation; Climate change; Drought stress; Forest ecophysiology; Nonstructural carbohydrates; Warm-temperate forests; Forest ecophysiology; Drought stress; Climate change; Nonstructural carbohydrates; Carbon allocation; Warm-temperate forests

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