In situ detection of tree root distribution and biomass by multi-electrode resistivity imaging

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1441-1448

  Amato, Mariana ^a   Basso, Bruno ^a   Celano, Giuseppe ^a   Bitella, Giovanni ^a   Morelli, Gianfranco ^b   Rossi, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b Geostudi Astier Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alnus glutinosa; Electrical imaging; Geophysical methods; Nondestructive root measurement methods; Soil organic carbon sequestration methods; Soil resistivity; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DETECTION METHOD; ELECTRICAL METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGING METHOD; MODEL TEST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROOT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TREE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA;

EID: 54949122215     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.10.1441     Document Type: Article

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