Root system morphology of Oregon white oak on a glacial outwash soil

Northwest Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 179-188

  Devine, Warren D ^a   Harrington, Constance A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL TEXTURE;

NORTH AMERICA; PUGET TROUGH; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

CONIFEROPHYTA; QUERCUS GARRYANA;

EID: 29644445973     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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