Unravelling the age of fine roots of temperate and boreal forests

Unravelling the age of fine roots of temperate and boreal forests

Fine-root lifetimes and carbon inputs from roots into soil impact carbon cycle-climate feedbacks yet remain poorly constrained. Here, using annual-growth rings and radiocarbon dating, the authors show that the chronological age of fine roots is substantially younger than that of the carbon used for...

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Main Authors: Emily F. Solly, Ivano Brunner, Heljä-Sisko Helmisaari, Claude Herzog, Jaana Leppälammi-Kujansuu, Ingo Schöning, Marion Schrumpf, Fritz H. Schweingruber, Susan E. Trumbore, Frank Hagedorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05460-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05460-6

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