Detection of urban tree roots with the ground penetrating radar

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 146, Issue , 2012, Pages 288-297

  Ow, Lai Fern ^a   Sim, Eng Koon ^a  

^a National Parks Board   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Excavation; Ground penetrating radar; Khaya senegalensis; RADAN; Root mapping; Swietenia macrophylla

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010603002     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2012.731018     Document Type: Article

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