ISSN:
1573-5036
Keywords:
common curlymesquite
;
crowns
;
rhizomes
;
roots
;
sideoats grama
;
Texas wintergrass
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract Study was designed to quantify the effects of freezing soil cores prior to washing on estimates of below-ground biomass. Cores were extracted from nearly pure stands of 3 native grasses growing in a southern USA mixed-grass prairie. Estimates of crown + rhizome biomass in the top 10-cm of the soil profile did not differ as a function of pre-washing treatment (frozenvs unfrozen). However, estimates of root biomass were 26% less from frozen (434 g m−2) than unfrozen samples (585 g m−2).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02214557
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