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Root Inclusion Net Method: Novel Approach To Determine Fine Root Production And Turnover In Larix Principis-Rupprechtii Mayr Plantation In North China, Xiyang Wang, Lvyi Ma, Zhongkui Jia, Liming Jia
Root Inclusion Net Method: Novel Approach To Determine Fine Root Production And Turnover In Larix Principis-Rupprechtii Mayr Plantation In North China, Xiyang Wang, Lvyi Ma, Zhongkui Jia, Liming Jia
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
A novel root inclusion net method was designed to determine the fine root productions and turnover rates of 13-, 22-, and 38-year-old Larix principis-rupprechtii plantations in the whole growing season of 2012, and it was compared with the results of the sequential coring method and in-growth core method. All following values are reported in order for 13-, 22-, and 38-year-old L. principis-rupprechtii plantations. The mean values of fine root biomasses were 103, 261, and 356 g m^{-2}, about 76-78% of which were live fine root biomasses. The fine root productions were 86-118 g m^{-2} year^{-1}, 124-138 g m^{-2} year^{-1}, and …
Is Canopy Interception Increased In Semiarid Tree Plantations? Evidence From A Field Investigation In Tehran, Iran, Seyed Mohammad Moein Sadeghi, Pedram Attarod, Thomas Grant Pypker, David Dunkerley
Is Canopy Interception Increased In Semiarid Tree Plantations? Evidence From A Field Investigation In Tehran, Iran, Seyed Mohammad Moein Sadeghi, Pedram Attarod, Thomas Grant Pypker, David Dunkerley
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
From 30 January 2011 to 30 January 2012, we measured the rainfall interception (I) and canopy storage capacity (S) of individual trees of Pinus eldarica and Cupressus arizonica planted in the Chitgar Forest Park near Tehran, Iran. Gross rainfall (GR) in this semiarid region was measured using the mean of 6 plastic rain gauges placed in an open area adjacent to the trees. To measure throughfall (TF), 20 plastic rain gauges were installed beneath the crowns of 5 individual trees of each species. I was calculated as GR minus TF. S was estimated using indirect methods: the minimum, Gash and …