X-ray computed microtomography for the study of the soil-root relationship in grassland soils

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Kuka, Katrin ^a,b   Illerhaus, Bernhard ^c   Fox, Catherine A ^d   Joschko, Monika ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; GRASSLAND SOILS; LAND MANAGEMENTS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS; SPACE TRANSFORMATIONS; UNDISTURBED SOILS; X-RAY COMPUTED MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; LAND USE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SURFACES; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

SOILS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION; GRASSLAND; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; RESOLUTION; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL STRUCTURE; TOMOGRAPHY; VOLUME; X-RAY;

EID: 84887649777     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2013.01.0014     Document Type: Article

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