Observations of below-ground characteristics of young redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) from two sites in New Zealand - implications for erosion control

Plant and Soil

Volumn 363, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 33-48

  Phillips, Christopher J ^a   Marden, Michael ^b   Lambie, Suzanne ^c   Watson, Alex ^a   Ross, Craig ^c   Fraser, Scott ^d  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Landcare Research Gisborne   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Below ground biomass; Coppicing; Manual exposure; Root length; Structural roots

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPPICE; EROSION CONTROL; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RAINSTORM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TREE;

NEW ZEALAND;

PINUS RADIATA; POPULUS; RADIATA; SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS;

EID: 84872611783     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1286-4     Document Type: Article

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