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Belowground plant biomass of grassland ecosystems and its variation according to ecological factors
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SYSNO ASEP 0349802 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Ostatní články Title Belowground plant biomass of grassland ecosystems and its variation according to ecological factors Author(s) Fiala, Karel (BU-J) Number of authors 1 Source Title Ekológia - ISSN 1335-342X
Roč. 29, č. 2 (2010), s. 182-206Number of pages 25 s. Language eng - English Country SK - Slovakia Keywords root production ; living roots ; turnover rate Subject RIV EF - Botanics R&D Projects GA526/06/0556 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) CEZ AV0Z60050516 - BU-J (2005-2011) DOI 10.4149/ekol_2010_02_182 Annotation Total belowground plant biomass (TBB, comprising both living and dead plant parts), percentage proportion (PLBB) and amount of living biomass (LBB), as well as, yearly net belowground biomass production (BNBP) and root turnover (TO) were assessed and compared in various stands of grasslands studied in the Czech Republic, northeaster part of USA and in Cuban savannas. TBB assessed in 45 different grassland stands varied in a broad range of values. Values of PLBB and LBB gradually increase and TBB decrease from wet meadows through moist and fresh moist meadows to clearcut grasslands. Obtained results suggest that TO period of total belowground plant mass is mostly about two to three years in mesophytic meadows and probably longer in stands growing in either dry or wet habitats. Meadow stands rich in plant species and with greater amount of LBB were more resistent to mowing, i.e., the decrese in both TBB and LBB was slower. Workplace Institute of Botany Contact Martina Bartošová, martina.bartosova@ibot.cas.cz, ibot@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 271 015 242 ; Marie Jakšová, marie.jaksova@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 384 721 156-8 Year of Publishing 2011
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