Root growth

Terrell T. Baker; William H. Conner; B. Graeme Lockaby; John A. Stanturf

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Root growth

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Terrell T. Baker, William H. Conner, B. Graeme Lockaby, John A. Stanturf

Year:

2000

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In: Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-38. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 42-43.

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Abstract

While vegetation dynamics of forested floodplains have received considerable attention (Megonigal and others 1997, Mitch and Gosselink 1993), the highly dynamic fine root component of these ecosystems has been primarily ignored. Characterizing fine root growth is a challenging endeavor in any system, but the difficulties are particularly evident in forested floodplains where frequent hydrologic changes may directly influence fine root growth.

Parent Publication

The Coosawhatchie Bottomland Ecosystem Study: A Report on the Development of a Reference Wetland

Citation

Baker, Terrell T., III; Conner, William H.; Lockaby, B. Graeme; Burke, Marianne K.; Stanturf, John A. 2000. Root growth. In: Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-38. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. p. 42-43.