Claim · model-written summary
Small root biomass scaled large root biomass with a power of 0.658-0.750.
- Taxon
- understory plantse0
- Organ / stage
- small roote6
- Outcome
- small root biomass scaling large root biomasse6
- Value
- 0.658-0.750e6
- Setting
- Maoershan Mountain of Northeast Chinae1
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorDirectionQualifier
Verbatim
e0“the biomass allocation of its understory plants(including tree-like plants and typical shrub categories)”
e1“Taking the secondary forest in Maoershan Mountain of Northeast China as study object”
e6“the allometry power of small root biomass scaling large root biomass was 0.658-0.750”
Title
Biomass allocation of understory plants in a secondary forest in Northeast China
Xiaona Li Shengtaixue zazhi 2010
Other claims from this paper (17)
- Association Foliage biomass and new branch biomass of understory plants were isometric.
- Association Old branch biomass and large root biomass of understory plants were isometric.
- Association Branch biomass and large root biomass of understory plants were isometric.
- Association Aboveground and belowground biomass of understory plants were isometric.
- Association The power of new branch biomass scaling old branch biomass was 0.585-0.700, nearly 0.67.
- Association Foliage biomass scaled the branch biomass with a power of 0.742-0.795, nearly 0.75.
- Association Foliage biomass scaled the root biomass with a power of 0.853-0.918, nearly 0.86.
- Observation Foliage biomass proportion of understory plants was 5.83%-20.60%.
- Observation New branch biomass proportion of understory plants was 0.83%-7.42%.
- Observation Old branch biomass proportion of understory plants was 36.25%-68.24%.
- Observation Small root biomass proportion of understory plants was 1.32%-6.75%.
- Observation Large root biomass proportion of understory plants was 16.38%-42.88%.
- Observation The root/shoot ratio of understory plants was 0.272-0.866.
- Association Plant biomass allocation partitioning of understory plants varied with plant species and plant size.
- Association Biomass allocation of foliage, new branch and small root and the root/shoot ratio of understory plants decreased significantly with plant growth.
- Association The proportion of old branch biomass in understory plant biomass increased significantly with plant growth.
- Association For only a few understory plants, large root biomass allocation did not vary significantly.