The Vertical Distribution of Live Vascular Phytomass in Cottongrass Tussock Tundra

The vertical distribution of living vascular live phytomass was concentrated in the relaphytomass was determined for three tussock tively undecomposed layer of dead material in tundra sites. Total belowground:aboveground the upper few centimeters of soil. Each of the phytomass ratios were lower than those dominant species could be characterized by a usually reported for wet-to-moist tundras. different combination of belowground:aboveRatios for individual species ranged from 0.50 ground phytomass ratio, rooting depth, and - 0.40 for Eriophorum vaginatum to 12.11 leaf or root turnover rate. - 4.06 for Rubus chamaemorus. Most of the

• Publication year

  1979

• Venue

  Arctic and Alpine Research

• Publication date

  1979-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.2307/1550421
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