Root dynamics in bottomland hardwood forests of the Southeastern United States Coastal Plain

Plant and Soil

Volumn 250, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 141-153

  Burke, Marianne K ^a   Chambers, Jim L ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottomland hardwood; Flooding; NPP; Oak; Root dynamics; Turnover

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; FOREST; ROOT SYSTEM; TURNOVER;

UNITED STATES;

NYSSA; NYSSA BIFLORA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS IMBRICARIA; QUERCUS LYRATA; QUERCUS MICHAUXII; QUERCUS MONTANA; QUERCUS PAGODA;

EID: 0038581753     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022848303010     Document Type: Article

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