On the run for water - Root growth of two phreatophytes in the Taklamakan Desert

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1604-1615

  Vonlanthen, B ^a   Zhang, X ^b   Bruelheide, H ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Groundwater depth; Irrigation; Relative growth rate; Root: shoot ratio; Rooting depth

Indexed keywords

DESERT; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GERMINATION; GROUNDWATER; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PHYTOMASS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; ROOTING; SAND; SHRUB; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WATER CONTENT; WATER TABLE; WATER USE;

CHINA; TAKLIMAKAN DESERT; XINJIANG UYGUR;

ALHAGI SPARSIFOLIA; KARELINIA CASPIA;

EID: 77957252361     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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