Neoformation of clay in lateral root catchments of mallee eucalypts: A chemical perspective

Annals of Botany

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-36

  Verboom, William H ^a,b   Pate, John S ^b   Aspandiar, Mehrooz ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomineralization; Duplex soils; Element mining; Eucalypts; Hydraulic lift; Niche construction; Root morphology; Soil formation; Soil pans; Xylem transport

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE;

ALKALINITY; ALUMINUM; ANATOMY; BIOMINERALIZATION; CATCHMENT; DUNE; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNGUS; IRON; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE; PAVEMENT; PH; ROOT SYSTEM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL PROFILE; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; XYLEM;

BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; CLAY; EUCALYPTUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PH; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; XYLEM;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; BIOMASS; EUCALYPTUS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PLANT ROOTS; XYLEM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 73149117602     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcp261     Document Type: Review

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