Main Title |
Mycorrhizae Alter Quality and Quantity of Carbon Allocated below Ground. |
Author |
Rygiewicz, P. T. ;
Andersen, C. P. ;
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CORP Author |
Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR. |
Publisher |
c1994 |
Year Published |
1994 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/J-94/346; |
Stock Number |
PB94-210499 |
Additional Subjects |
Carbon isotopes ;
Forests ;
Ecosystems ;
Carbon dioxide ;
Pine trees ;
Soils ;
Carbon cycle ;
Respiration ;
Roots ;
Plants(Botany) ;
Measurement ;
Photosynthesis ;
Fungus diseases ;
Climate ;
Atmospheric composition ;
US EPA ;
Reprints ;
Pinus ponderosa ;
Carbon 14 ;
Pine trees ;
Hebelona crustuliniform ;
Host ;
Mycorrhizae
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PB94-210499 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
5p |
Abstract |
Plants and soils are a critically important element in the global carbon-energy equation. It is estimated that in forest ecosystems over two-thirds of the carbon is contained in soils and peat deposits. Despite the importance of forest soils in the global carbon cycle, fluxes of carbon associated with fundamental processes and soil functional groups are inadequately quantified, limiting our understanding of carbon movement and sequestration in soils. The authors report the direct measurement of carbon in and through all major pools of a mycorrhizal (fungus-root) coniferous seedling (a complete carbon budget). The mycorrhizal symbiont reduces overall retention of carbon in the plant-fungus symbiosis by increasing carbon in roots and below-ground respiration and reducing its retention and release above ground. Below ground, mycorrhizal plants shifted allocation of carbon to pools that are rapidly turned over, primarily to fine roots and fungal hyphae, the host root and fungal respiration. Mycorrhizae alter the size of below-ground carbon pools, the quality and, therefore, the retention time of carbon below ground. |
Supplementary Notes |
Portions of this document are not fully legible. Color illustrations are reproduced in black and white. Pub. in Nature, v369 p58-60, 5 May 94. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Mycorrhizae Alter Quality and Quantity of Carbon Allocated below Ground. |
Category Codes |
48D; 48E; 57H |
NTIS Prices |
PC A01/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/02 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
428724552 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |