Site | Vegetation category | Fine root biomass (Mg C ha−1) | Fine root necromass (Mg C ha−1) |
---|---|---|---|
Intact | M. flexuosa seedlings | 0.48 ± 0.08A | 0.27 ± 0.05B |
 | M. flexuosa juveniles | 0.59 ± 0.09A | 0.37 ± 0.07B |
 | M. flexuosa adults | 0.58 ± 0.06Aa | 0.23 ± 0.04B |
 | Trees | 0.42 ± 0.07b | 0.39 ± 0.1ab |
 | Site-scale | 0.48 ± 0.05b | 0.33 ± 0.06ab |
mDeg | M. flexuosa seedlings | 0.42 ± 0.05Aα | 0.18 ± 0.02Bα |
 | M. flexuosa juveniles | 0.55 ± 0.07Aα | 0.29 ± 0.05Bα |
 | M. flexuosa adults | 1.01 ± 0.12Abβ | 0.31 ± 0.05Bα |
 | Trees | 0.43 ± 0.07bα | 0.43 ± 0.05bβ |
 | Site-scale | 0.58 ± 0.05c | 0.34 ± 0.03b |
hDeg | M. flexuosa seedlings | 0.34 ± 0.06Aα | 0.18 ± 0.04B |
 | M. flexuosa juveniles | 0.49 ± 0.05Aβ | 0.26 ± 0.07B |
 | M. flexuosa adults | 0.65 ± 0.10Aaβ | 0.19 ± 0.03B |
 | Trees | 0.23 ± 0.04aα | 0.26 ± 0.06a |
 | Site-scale | 0.32 ± 0.03a | 0.24 ± 0.04a |