A physiological mechanism for the formation of root casts

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 274, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 125-133

  Cramer, M D ^a,b   Hawkins, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Cluster root; Mass flow; Nutrient; Pinnacles; Rhizolith; Root; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DUNE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT; SAND; TRANSPIRATION; WATER FLOW;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; STILL BAY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

MORELLA; MYRICACEAE; UNIDENTIFIED PLANT;

EID: 62549153959     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.12.021     Document Type: Article

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