Use of computed tomography imaging for quantifying coarse roots, rhizomes, peat, and particle densities in marsh soils

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2156-2171

  Davey, Earl ^a   Wigand, Cathleen ^a   Johnson, Roxanne ^a   Sundberg, Karen ^b   Morris, James ^b   Roman, Charles T ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk density; CAT scan; CT imaging; Ecosystem services; Eutrophication; Monitoring program; Particle density; Peat; Rhizomes; Roots; Sea level rise; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; BULK DENSITY; COASTAL WETLAND; CRUSTACEAN; DIAMETER; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EUTROPHICATION; FINE ROOT; GRASS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MARSH; PEAT; POLYCHAETE; RHIZOME; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOFTWARE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT ROOT; SOIL; UNITED STATES; WETLAND;

NEW YORK; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL; SOUTH CAROLINA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WETLANDS;

JAMAICA BAY; LONG ISLAND [NEW YORK]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH INLET; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); POLYCHAETA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 80051955666     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-2037.1     Document Type: Article

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