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Investigations were carried out to determine the experimental impact on Norway spruce fine-root growth in three catchment areas subjected to decreased nitrogen and sulphur deposition (Gl ROOF), increased nitrogen deposition (G2 NITREX) and ambient levels of nitrogen and sulphur deposition (Fl CONTROL), respectively, within the Lake Gårdsjön basin, SW Sweden. Root sampling was performed using ingrowth cores, which were installed and resampled in two year intervals at three catchments. There was a gradual, in most cases significant, decline in fine-root growth in the Fl CONTROL catchment from 1991 onwards, whereas reduced nitrogen and sulphur deposition in the Gl ROOF resulted in a tendency towards stabilisation and a gradual recovery. The G2 NITREX exposed to increased nitrogen and sulphur exhibited also a tendency towards decline, but not as consistent as for the Fl CONTROL. A similar ingrowth pattern was shown in both Vaccinium myrtillus and Dicranum-dominated parts of all catchments. Considerable differences in the two year ingrowth pattern were found in all catchments except for the Gl ROOF.
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Persson, H., Ahlström, K., Clemensson-Lindell, A. (1998). Fine-root response to nitrogen addition and removal at Gårdsjön — results from ingrowth cores. In: Box, J.E. (eds) Root Demographics and Their Efficiencies in Sustainable Agriculture, Grasslands and Forest Ecosystems. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 82. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5270-9_35
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