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Fire-derived charcoal affects fine root vitality in a post-fire Gmelin larch forest: field evidence
Fine roots are only a small part of total ecosystem biomass, but substantially contributing to soil carbon accumulation in boreal forests. Wildfires may influence fine root dynamics directly via heating and in...
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Leaf flushing and shedding, bud and flower production, and stem elongation in tall birch trees subjected to increases in aboveground temperature
Tall birch trees allocate extra resource due to aboveground temperature elevation to bud and male flower production rather than to plant growth. Saplings increased only plant growth under warmi...
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Differences in soil type drive the intraspecific variation in the responses of an earthworm species and, consequently, tree growth to warming
The magnitude of the change in tree growth caused by climate warming can be highly dependent on biological context, including factors such as the presence of associated decomposers and their behaviors. We test...
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Erratum to: Dwarf pine invasion in an alpine tundra of discontinuous permafrost area: effects on fine root and soil carbon dynamics
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Dwarf pine invasion in an alpine tundra of discontinuous permafrost area: effects on fine root and soil carbon dynamics
Recent invasion of Pinus pumila , a highly productive shrub-like tree species, into alpine tundra does not significantly modify the dynamics of fine root and...
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Growth characteristics of Sakhalin spruce (Picea glehnii) planted on the northern Japanese hillsides exposed to strong winds
Sakhalin spruce (Picea glehnii), a native species typically found in northern Japan, has been used in reforestation on hillsides exposed to strong winds. In the reforestation areas, there are south-facing (S-slop...