Effects of streamflow variability on the vertical root density distribution of willow cutting experiments

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 167-172

  Pasquale, N ^a   Perona, P ^a,b   Francis, R ^c   Burlando, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrotropism; Pioneer vegetation; River restoration; Root density distribution; Root development; Roots scaling; Willow cuttings

Indexed keywords

HYDROTROPISM; RIVER RESTORATION; ROOT DENSITY; ROOT DEVELOPMENT; ROOTS SCALING;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; EXPERIMENTS; FORESTRY; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW;

ECOLOGY;

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FLOOD; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT RESTORATION; MORPHODYNAMICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; ROOT; STREAMFLOW; SURVIVAL; TOPOGRAPHY;

CUTTINGS; DENSITY; ECOLOGY; PLANTS; RESTORATION; RIVERS; ROOTS; SALIX; SEDIMENTS; STREAM FLOW; WOOD MEASUREMENT;

SWITZERLAND; THUR RIVER [SWITZERLAND];

SALIX; SALIX ALBA;

EID: 84855753452     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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