How deep must we dig? Sampling depth effects on root biomass assessments in Mediterranean riparian buffers

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 413-418

  Delgado, J A ^a   Gonzalez Garrido L ^b   Martinez T ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Instituto Madrileño de Investigación y Desarrollo Rural Agrario y Alimentario IMIDRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Afforestation; belowground biomass; poplar; soil cores; streamsides

Indexed keywords

POPULUS;

EID: 84863482494     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2011.651506     Document Type: Article

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