Transpiration and root development of Urban trees in structural soil stormwater reservoirs

Environmental Management

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 646-657

  Bartens, Julia ^a   Day, Susan D ^a   Harris, J Roger ^a   Wynn, Theresa M ^b   Dove, Joseph E ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices (BMPs); Sap flow; Transpiration; Urban forestry; Urban hydrology

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS); BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CAROLINAS; DRAINAGE RATE; ECOSYSTEM PROCESS; FACTORIAL EXPERIMENT; GREEN ASH; GROWING SEASON; INFILTRATION RATE; QUERCUS; ROOT DEVELOPMENT; ROOT DISTRIBUTION; ROOTING DEPTHS; SAP FLOW; STORM WATER DETENTION; STORMWATER MANAGEMENTS; STORMWATERS; TRANSPIRATION RATES; TREE CANOPY; TREE ROOT GROWTH; URBAN FORESTRY; URBAN FORESTS; URBAN GREEN SPACES; URBAN HYDROLOGY; URBAN SOILS; URBAN TREES; WATER UPTAKE; WHITE OAK;

BIOLOGY; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; PAVEMENTS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEEPAGE; SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; STORM SEWERS; TIMBER; WATER; WETLANDS;

TRANSPIRATION;

SOIL WATER; STORM WATER;

ASH; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DICOTYLEDON; FOREST CANOPY; GROWING SEASON; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; INTERCEPTION; MITIGATION; PAVEMENT; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT COMPETITION; ROOTING; RUNOFF; SAP FLOW; STORMWATER; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TRANSPIRATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN FORESTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER UPTAKE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAIN; FRAXINUS; GROWING SEASON; OAK; PERFORMANCE; ROOT DEVELOPMENT; ROOT DISTRIBUTION; ROOT GROWTH; ROOTING; SOIL; TREE; TRUNK; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TRANSPORT;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; POROSITY; RAIN; TREES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOLOGY; FORESTRY; GEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; PAVEMENTS; RESERVOIRS; SEEPAGE; TRANSPIRATION; WETLANDS;

FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA; QUERCUS BICOLOR;

EID: 70349767920     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-009-9366-9     Document Type: Article

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