Root biomass and distribution of a <Emphasis Type="Italic">Picea–Abies</Emphasis> stand and a <Emphasis Type="Italic">Larix–Betula</Emphasis> stand in pumiceous Entisols in Japan |
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Authors: | Yoshimi Sakai Masamichi Takahashi Nagaharu Tanaka |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Forest Site Environments, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba 305-8687, Japan;(2) Hokkaido Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Sapporo, Japan |
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Abstract: | Root biomass and root distribution were studied in Entisols derived from the thick deposition of volcanic pumice on Hokkaido
Island, Japan, to examine the effect of soil conditions on tree root development. The soil had a thin (<10 cm) A horizon and
thick coarse pumiceous gravel layers with low levels of available nutrients and water. Two stands were studied: a Picea glehnii–Abies sachalinensis stand (PA stand) and a Larix kaempferi–Betula platyphylla var. japonica stand (LB stand). The allometric relationships between diameter at breast height (DBH) and aboveground and belowground biomass
of these species were obtained to estimate stand biomass. The belowground biomass was small: 30.6 Mg ha−1 for the PA stand and 24.3 Mg ha−1 for the LB stand. The trunk/root ratios of study stands were 4.8 for the PA stand and 4.3 for the LB stand, which were higher
than those from previous studies in boreal and temperate forests. All species developed shallow root systems, and fine roots
were spread densely in the shallow A horizon, suggesting that physical obstruction by the pumiceous layers and their low levels
of available water and nutrients restricted downward root elongation. The high trunk/root ratios of the trees may also have
resulted from the limited available rooting space in the study sites. |
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Keywords: | Allometric relationship Entisols Fine roots Physical obstructions T/R ratio |
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