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Identification Of Belowground Woody Structures Using Molecular Biomarkers, Benny R. Bobowski
Identification Of Belowground Woody Structures Using Molecular Biomarkers, Benny R. Bobowski
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Within the last two decades substantial progress has been made in understanding seed bank dynamics and the contribution of the soil seed bank to a post-disturbance plant community. There has been relatively little progress, however, in understanding perennial bud bank dynamics and the contribution of the soil bud bank to secondary succession. This lack of information is due primarily to the inability to reliably identify roots, rhizomes, and lignotubers that lie dormant beneath the soil surface. This scientific investigation, therefore, addressed the issue of identification of belowground woody structures.
The first objective was to develop a methodology that utilizes molecular …