Detection frequency of Pinus thunbergii roots by ground-penetrating radar is related to root biomass

Plant and Soil

Volumn 360, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 363-373

  Hirano, Yasuhiro ^a,b   Yamamoto, Rika ^c   Dannoura, Masako ^c,d   Aono, Kenji ^e   Igarashi, Tetsurou ^e   Ishii, Masahiro ^e   Yamase, Keitarou ^f   Makita, Naoki ^c,d   Kanazawa, Yoichi ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e The General Environmental Technos Co Ltd   (Japan)

^f Hyogo Prefectural Technology Center for Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon storage; Coarse root; Nondestructive root evaluation method; Root diameter; Water content

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST SOIL; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; ROOT; SANDY SOIL; SOIL WATER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONTENT;

PINUS THUNBERGII;

EID: 84867743961     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1252-1     Document Type: Article

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