Erratum to: Oecologia (2012) 168:577–587 DOI 10.1007/s00442-011-2092-z

Unfortunately, Table 3 caption was incorrectly published in the original article. The correct caption with table is given below:

Table 3 Fine root biomass (mean ± SE in mg cm−3) at 20 cm soil depth increments as influenced by the snow manipulations