Dynamics of phreatophyte root growth relative to a seasonally fluctuating water table in a Mediterranean-type environment

Oecologia

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 909-916

  Canham, Caroline A ^a   Froend, Raymond H ^a   Stock, William D ^a   Davies, Muriel ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Banksia; Groundwater; In situ root growth dynamics; Phenology; Root in growth bags

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CAPILLARY FRINGE; DICOTYLEDON; FINE ROOT; GROWTH RATE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHENOLOGY; PHYTOMASS; ROOT SYSTEM; SATURATION; SOIL WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER LEVEL; WATER TABLE;

BANKSIA;

EID: 84869091876     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2381-1     Document Type: Article

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