Overlooking what is underground: Root:shoot ratios and coarse root allometric equations for tropical forests

Waring, Bonnie G.; Powers, Jennifer S.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2016.11.007

Title: Overlooking what is underground: Root:shoot ratios and coarse root allometric equations for tropical forests

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Authors:: Waring, Bonnie G.; Powers, Jennifer S.

Publication Date:: Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2017

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1413340

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Forest Ecology and Management

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Forest Ecology and Management Journal Volume: 385 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0378-1127

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Waring, Bonnie G., and Powers, Jennifer S. Overlooking what is underground: Root:shoot ratios and coarse root allometric equations for tropical forests.  Netherlands: N. p., 2017. 
Web.  doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2016.11.007.

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                    Waring, Bonnie G., & Powers, Jennifer S. Overlooking what is underground: Root:shoot ratios and coarse root allometric equations for tropical forests.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.11.007

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"Overlooking what is underground: Root:shoot ratios and coarse root allometric equations for tropical forests".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.11.007.

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  title        = {Overlooking what is underground: Root:shoot ratios and coarse root allometric equations for tropical forests},

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